Lawyers and academics condemn the US soldiers' presence in Nigeria, citing sovereignty concerns and warnings against foreign interference in security matters.
The government of Gabon has announced the ban of social media platforms in the country. The reason for the development has been disclosed in a televised statement.
The death toll from flooding triggered by torrential rains in Sudan has risen to 75 and destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes, police said on Tuesday. "The number of people killed by the floods rose to 75, and left 12,551 houses completely destroyed, and another 20,751 partially damaged," a National Council for Civil Defence statement said.
Mourners in Egypt attended a memorial service Tuesday for victims of a Coptic church fire in Cairo that killed 41 people -- among them many children, including twins and triplets. Irina's children who were killed were the five-year-old twins Barthinia and Mariam and their brother Ibram, aged four.
Thousands of people gathered in the South African town of Marikana on Tuesday to mark a decade since dozens of striking workers were killed in the worst act of police violence since the end of apartheid. On August 16, 2012, 34 people were killed and 78 injured when police opened fire on platinum mine workers who had gathered on a hill near the mine to press demands for better wages and housing.
On August 18 2020, crowds in the Malian capital Bamako applauded as young colonels toppled a civilian government struggling to roll back a bloody jihadist insurgency. In August, 42 Malian soldiers were killed in Tessit, near the border with Niger and Burkina Faso, in one of the deadliest attacks on the army.
England play South Africa in the first Test of a three-match series at Lord's from Wednesday, pitting their wits against the Proteas after a stunning start to life under new captain Ben Stokes. But the last "timeless" Test took place between South Africa and England in Durban in 1939.
South Africa captain Dean Elgar says he does not fear "Bazball" as the Proteas seek to inflict England's first Test defeat of their swashbuckling new era under the leadership of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
Turkey's Kenyan-born Yasemin Can won her second European 10,000m title in Munich on Monday as a trio of world-class heavyweights guaranteed their spots in respective finals. Poland's Aleksandra Lisowska claimed the first title at the European championships, winning the women's marathon on the streets of Munich.
William Ruto has been announced the winner of the Kenya presidential election with 20.4% to defeat his closest rival, Raila Odinga, after five days of counting.
Chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Wafula Chebukati declared Ruto as the duly elected president with votes. Read more on Legit.ng
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