Five dead, dozens hurt in southeastern Turkey wildfire

Five people died and dozens were hurt when a huge wildfire swept through several villages in mainly Kurdish southeastern Turkey overnight, the health minister said on Friday. Hundreds of animals also perished in the blaze, local residents said. An AFP correspondent saw many of their bodies lying on the ground. Dramatic overnight images on social media showed flames raging over a large area, lighting up the night sky. By the […]

June 21, 2024 17

Health / Medical

Government launches investigation into death at Katutura clinic

Following the death of a man while waiting for medical assistance at the Katutura Health Centre in Windhoek on Monday night, we asked the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, if the government has initiated investigations into the matter. We've also asked Dr. Shangula how the Ministry plans to alleviate the pressure on clinics like Katutura Health Centre.

May 9, 2024 124

Namibia

Investigation launched into fatal Windhoek plane crash

Three people were killed in a light aircraft crash in Windhoek's Pionierspark residential area on Friday, 3 May 2024. The accident occurred on Rieckmann Street shortly after the aircraft took off from Eros Airport. The victims were two pilots and an aircraft mechanic who were on a maintenance test flight. Here is Magnus Abraham, the Head of the Directorate of Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation in the Ministry of Works […]

May 6, 2024 260

Africa

No answers for Ghanaian fishery observer’s family months after suspected death

By Awudu Salami Sulemana Yoda ,via Mongabay The brother of a Ghanaian fisheries observer who went missing from his assigned vessel last October says the family has received no information from the authorities investigating the case. Yohane Abayateye tells Mongabay the family is now considering legal action to compel the Ghana Police Service to release the findings of its investigation, especially the DNA test results that […]

May 2, 2024 17

Africa

Nigeria investigates mysterious disease

Health authorities in Nigeria have launched an investigation following the outbreak of a strange illness in the country's northwest state of Sokoto.

April 10, 2024 69

South Africa

Three Coptic Orthodox monks killed in S.African church

South African police were on Wednesday investigating the murder of three monks of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox faith. The motive for the fatal stabbings remains unclear. The monks at a church in Cullinan, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of Pretoria, were murdered on Tuesday, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said. "Three victims were found with stab wounds while the fourth victim that survived alleged that he was […]

March 13, 2024 14

Africa

Cuban speaker in Kenya over fate of abducted doctors

Cuba's parliament speaker is visiting Nairobi in a bid to uncover the fate of two Cuban doctors abducted in Kenya by Somalia-based jihadists almost five years ago, its foreign ministry said. The mission by Esteban Lazo comes after Al-Shabaab claimed in a statement that the two doctors had been killed in a US air strike in Somalia last week. Lazo "has travelled to Kenya in order to engage in urgent […]

February 22, 2024 22

Africa

World Bank investigates Tanzanian tourism project allegations

The World Bank says is investigating allegations of human rights violations committed by Tanzanian authorities during the implementation of a $150 million tourism resource management project. Daniel Kijo reports.

February 6, 2024 36

Namibia

Cryptocurrency suspects granted bail

Five people accused in an alleged cryptocurrency scheme were each granted bail of N.dollars 20 000 in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Tango Muulyau, Shi Zi Jun, Lin Shu Lin, Chen You Yi, and Carlos Alejandro are implicated in an alleged cryptocurrency scam involving the recruitment of young Namibians. The suspects face charges alongside Fan Jia, Guo Linzie, Haifeng Zheng, Li Zirian, Chen Wuyu, Neng Jun Wu, Wu […]

December 21, 2023 97