Nigeria’s food and drug regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has issued a recall order for a batch of Sprite glass bottles in circulation due to possible contamination with particles. The recall was initiated following a consumer complaint, and subsequent investigations revealed that over five crates of the implicated…
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AU Troops Begin Withdrawal From Somalia
Mogadishu — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has started to drawdown in compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 2628(22) and 2670(22) which mandates ATMIS to drawdown 2000 soldiers by the end of June 2023. Supported by the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), ATMIS, has handed over the…
CAR: “Russia will continue to operate with or without Wagner”, says government official
Russia will continue to operate in the Central African Republic, either with the Wagner group currently fighting the rebellion alongside the army, or with another contingent, stated a senior official in the presidency of the central African state. This announcement comes shortly after the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, asserted that the paramilitary group…
DR Congo Wants Probe Into North Kivu War Crimes Allegations
The referral is the second time the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has appealed to the ICC, after an initial referral in 2004 that convicted three former militia leaders. The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague said on Thursday that it will examine war crimes allegations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after…
Sierra Leone: Police fire tear gas at opposition HQ as vote tally continues
Police in Sierra Leone fired tear gas at the main opposition party’s headquarters on Sunday evening, officials from the opposition said, as voters awaited the results of a fiercely fought general election. Opposition All People’s Congress (APC) presidential candidate Samura Kamara said on Twitter that live bullets had also been fired at his office inside…
Looking at Role of Russia’s Wagner Group in Africa
A revolt by the Wagner force in Russia poses a diplomatic quandary for African states where forces from the mercenary group have played an increasingly central role in long-running internal conflicts. Legalbrief reports that the Central African Republic (CAR), Mali, Sudan and Libya have all become platforms for the shadowy group which had plied Moscow’s…
Nigerian Boat Ride Ends in Tragic Loss of Over 100 Lives
At least 103 people died when a river boat capsized in Kwara state. The boat, said to be carrying up to 300 people, overturned after hitting a tree trunk. The local police and residents reported that many of the victims were returning from a wedding ceremony. Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said in a statement that the…
Ethiopia repatriates Ugandan cult members who went there to starve
Eighty members of a Ugandan religious cult who had been convinced to travel to Ethiopia and starve themselves have been repatriated, authorities in Uganda say. Their pastor allegedly told them that they would “meet Jesus Christ” after fasting for 40 days. A joint police operation is now leading a search for cult leader Simon Opolot….
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