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On Sunday, at least four people were confirmed dead in the latest building collapse that occurred in the Lagos Island area. The previous toll was 1. On Sunday, at least four people were confirmed dead in the latest building collapse in the Lagos Island area. The bodies were recovered from the rubble after an edifice collapsed on Saturday in Nigeria’s economic capital. Five people have been rescued and emergency workers continue to search for survivors. Quoting the Zonal Southwest Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), local media reported that the three-storey building crumbled due to heavy rainfall. The building…

The Nigerian police have arrested two men suspected of being behind the high-profile kidnapping of two dozen students in April 2021 in northwestern Nigeria, and the murder of five of them. “They have both confessed to the abduction of the students from the University of Greenfield, Kaduna State, and the murder of five students before the payment of ransom and the release of the other students,” police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said in a statement on Wednesday evening. The two suspects, Aminu Lawal known as “Kano” and Murtala Dawu known as “Mugala”, who was involved in several kidnapping cases, will be…

Mozambique has detected a case of wild poliovirus, the first in 30 years, after neighboring Malawi reported a similar detection three months ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday. The case was diagnosed in a child in the northeastern province of Tete. “This is the second imported case of wild poliovirus in southern Africa this year, after Malawi in mid-February,” the WHO said. The detection of another case in Africa is of great concern, although not surprising given the recent case in Malawi, commented Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s Africa Officer. Laboratory tests show that the newly confirmed case is…

The Chinese have popularized the belief that every crisis presents an inherent opportunity. In this edition of Business Africa, we find out how workers, businesses and economies are navigating several crises, both local and global. Protecting workers amidst global crises Workers all over the world are worried about the repercussions that the ongoing inflation trend may have on their employers and consequently their jobs. Coming right after the disruptive Coronavirus pandemic, the possibility of company closures, mass lay-offs and abuse of workers’ rights looms large. We spoke to the new head of the International Labor Organization, Gilbert F. Houngbo, to…

South Africa said Thursday it would review a decision to spend more than a million dollars on a flag project after public outrage. A statement on Thursday from the country’s arts and culture ministry said the department had taken note of the public outcry. The flag was set to be erected at the Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum at a cost of R22 million or $1.3 million. Earlier this week, South Africa’s influential trade union, the Congress of South African Trade Unions [COSATU] slammed the plan and described it as absurd, and pointless. Criticism also came from civil society groups…

The Kinshasa government said Tuesday evening that it was “premature” to withdraw Ugandan troops present in the DRC to fight the ADF rebel group, stressing that such a decision, mentioned by Ugandan military officers during the day, was up to the heads of the two states. In a tweet, the head of the Ugandan army, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, said that the operation launched jointly with the Congolese army at the end of November to fight the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels was to last six months and would therefore end on May 31, unless otherwise instructed. However, in a second…

The head of Nigeria’s treasury has been arrested for alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering worth 80 billion nairas (€184 million), the national anti-graft agency said. Ahmed Idris, Nigeria’s accountant-general, was arrested on Monday “after failing to honour invitations” to respond to the allegations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said in a statement released on Monday evening. He is facing charges of fraud and money laundering. According to the EFCC, Idris “extracted funds through fake consultancy firms and other illegal activities using agents, family members and close associates.” These funds, according to the Commission, were then invested…

One person has been confirmed dead and five others are receiving treatment after sustaining various degrees of injuries following a protest at a police station in Nkronza in the Bono East region of Ghana, police say. The protesters also freed some six suspects from police cells during the chaos, police said in a statement on Wednesday. The protests on Tuesday followed the killing of a 27-year-old suspect by police during an operation targeting armed robbery suspects in the area. In their version of events leading to the death of Albert Donkor, the police in a statement on Tuesday said, “In…

The sound of tambourine is back in Marrakesh. The high season is coming soon and visitors eager to return to Morocco and its UNESCO-listed old cities’ narrow alleys. Fruit juice sellers, handicraft store-owners, and other workers lost purchasing power during the pandemic. Indeed, the tourism sector was battered by the kingdom’s tight restrictions and the shutdown in travel. Morocco’s air borders reopened on February 7, paving the way for a long road to recovery. “Once the airports opened, business began to pick up and merchants were able to get back to work,Abdellah Bouazri, a handicraft seller says.Every store here can feed…