Africa

Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in Kenya car crash

Kelvin Kiptum, who set the record for the fastest marathon ever, was killed in a car crash in his native Kenya on Sunday. He was 24. His Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana was also killed in the crash, reports abcnews. Kiptum was se ...

Man suspected of killing 8 in Chicago kills self in Texas confrontation: police

A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people at two homes outside Chicago shot himself after an encounter with law enforcement in Texas, authorities said. The 23-year-old man, Romeo Nance, around 8:30 pm on Monday shot him ...

Sudan’s PM Abdalla Hamdok Resigns after Mass Protests

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned over political polarization and massive protests in the context of a military coup that wrecked the country’s precarious path to democracy. The declaration came after thre ...

Fire Blasted At South Africa Parliament Complex

On Sunday, a massive fire blasted through South Africa’s Parliament complex, destroying offices and collapsing several ceilings in the building that houses the national assembly. According to officials, the fire was started ...

Desmond Tutu the hero of South Africa died at 90

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s archbishop and a key figure in the anti-apartheid campaign died at the age of 90. President of South African Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed his death on Sunday. The Nobel Peace Prize winner whose mora ...

Sudan’s Anti-Coup Protesters Back on Khartoum’s Streets

Hostile to upset dissidents have monitored blockades in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, a day after a lethal crackdown on mass meetings, as an insubordinate common noncompliance crusade against the tactical takeover entered its se ...

Air Strike Hits Capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray for 2nd Time this Week

Ethiopia dispatched its subsequent air strike this week on the capital of the northern Tigray district on Wednesday morning, moving forward a mission to debilitate insubordinate Tigrayan powers in a nearly year-old conflict. Tigra ...