ABUJA, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian governors have declared a state of emergency over rape and violence against women and children in the country. This follows a spike in cases of gender-based violence during the recent lockdown imposed in some states to limit the spread of coronavirus. In a statement,…

Alcohol sale was allowed from Monday to Thursday PRETORIA, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele has attributed rising crime in the country to the partial lifting of alcohol sales.Cele said he hoped the National Coronavirus Command Council would discuss the matter and “do the right thing”.Alcohol-fuelled violence is…

Rafiki was the oldest to ever be habituated in the country KAMPALA/WINDHOEK, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four men are in police custody in Uganda suspected to have killed a well-known silverback mountain gorilla in the south-western Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Rafiki was the head of a 17-member group, the oldest…

A member of security forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government TRIPOLI, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations mission in Libya said it was horrified by the reported discovery of mass graves in the town of Tarhouna after the internationally recognised government recaptured it from eastern-based forces.“International law requires…

Evariste Ndayishimiye won Burundi’s presidential election in May BUJUMBURA, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burundi’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye should be sworn in as soon as possible as the country’s next head of state.Pierre Nkrunziza, who had been president for 15 years and was due to leave…

JOHANNESBURG, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Independent candidates who are not affiliated to any political party can stand in national and provincial elections, South Africa’s highest court has ruled. The court case that started in the Western Cape High Court was brought by lobby group New Nation Movement and others. Justice…

The high-profile corruption trial of Kamerhe is without precedent in the African country KINSHASA, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prosecutors asked a high court in the Democratic Republic of Congo to sentence Vital Kamerhe, the president’s chief of staff, to 20 years in prison for his alleged role in the embezzlement…

Activists have been protesting against police brutality in Nairobi NAIROBI, June 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A police camp in Kenya’s Naivasha town, west of the capital Nairobi, was set on fire by angry residents who were protesting against alleged harassment. The residents set the house of the officer in-charge on fire…