Africa Archives - The Glitters Online https://theglittersonline.com.ng/category/africa/ A voice for the people Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:18:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 119911796 Libya’s Rival Factions Sign UN-backed Election Deal https://theglittersonline.com.ng/libya-7/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:18:37 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=368837 Libya’s Rival Factions Sign UN-backed Election Deal   Representatives of Libya’s rival political groups signed on Sunday a UN-backed agreement that was presented as a step towards holding much-delayed national elections in the deeply divided country. The two sides signed the text, a result of talks held in recent months in Rome and Tunis, in […]

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]]> 368837 Gunfire As Niger Insurgents Attempt To Storm Presidential Palace https://theglittersonline.com.ng/heavy-gunfire/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:42:09 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=368742 Gunfire As Niger Insurgents Attempt To Storm Presidential Palace   Niger’s presidential guard on Saturday repelled “insurgents from within the armed forces” who tried to enter the presidential palace in Niamey, where shooting was ongoing, a security source told AFP. Heavy gunfire was heard in several neighbourhoods of the capital throughout the night, notably in […]

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]]> 368742 27 Die As Overtaking Truck Slams Into Church Bus In Zimbabwe https://theglittersonline.com.ng/truck-34/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:27:44 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=368734 27 Die As Overtaking Truck Slams Into Church Bus In Zimbabwe   A minibus carrying churchgoers collided head-on with a truck in central Zimbabwe, killing at least 27 people, police said Saturday, in the latest deadly road crash to hit the country. The crash occurred at around 1830 GMT on Friday near Chivhu, about 140 […]

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]]> 368734 World’s Youngest Reigning Monarch Dies At 34 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/monarch-26/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:19:45 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=368681 World’s Youngest Reigning Monarch Dies At 34   King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending the throne at just three years old, has died in Uganda aged 34. The traditional ruler of the Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda died on Thursday, according to the kingdom’s Prime […]

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]]> 368681 Zimbabwe Arrests Official After Boat Sinking That Killed 97 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/zimbabwe-arrests/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:45:03 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=368513 Zimbabwe Arrests Official After Boat Sinking That Killed 97   Zimbabwe police said Wednesday they had arrested a district official on criminal charges of culpable homicide after the sinking of a government-run ferry that claimed at least 97 lives. The ageing and overloaded passenger ferry, a vital transport link for rural communities, capsized in bad […]

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]]> 368513 Former Liberia VP Held In Prison Ahead Of Drug Trial https://theglittersonline.com.ng/former-liberia-vp/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:59:22 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=368426 Former Liberia VP Held In Prison Ahead Of Drug Trial   Former Liberian vice president Jewel Howard-Taylor was placed in prison Tuesday ahead of her trial for alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking network linked to the largest narcotics bust in the country’s history. Howard-Taylor, who is also the ex-wife of former rebel leader […]

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]]> 368426 Central African Republic closes gold Mine After Collapse Kills 49 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/gold-mine-3/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:10:29 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=368046 Central African Republic closes gold Mine After Collapse Kills 49   Central African Republic authorities have ordered an artisanal gold mine near the ​Cameroonian border to be closed after ‌the mines minister said 49 people had died there in a deadly collapse. Mines Minister Rufin Beltoungou said the government would formally ​suspend activity at the […]

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]]> 368046 Tourist Helicopter Crashes In Kenya, No Survivors https://theglittersonline.com.ng/tourist-helicopter/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:36:48 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=367828 Tourist Helicopter Crashes In Kenya, No Survivors   A helicopter carrying several tourists crashed Wednesday in Kenya’s Samburu county, north of the capital, Nairobi, killing all those on board, an aviation source told AFP. “I can confirm an accident has happened, there are no survivors,” the source told AFP, without being able to say how […]

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]]> 367828 Mali Jails Broadcaster, Influencer Critical Of Junta For Seven Years https://theglittersonline.com.ng/mali-jails/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:24:12 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=367652 Mali Jails Broadcaster, Influencer Critical Of Junta For Seven Years   A Malian court sentenced on Monday a prominent broadcaster and an influencer, who had both criticised the ruling junta, to seven years in jail, an AFP journalist saw. The sentences are the latest handed to Malians critical of the unstable west African country’s military […]

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]]> 367652 US Missionary Kidnapped In Niger Released After Nine Months In Captivity https://theglittersonline.com.ng/us-missionary/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:06:45 +0000 https://theglittersonline.com.ng/?p=367414 US Missionary Kidnapped In Niger Released After Nine Months In Captivity   An American Christian missionary, Kevin Rideout, has been released to U.S. officials after spending over nine months in captivity in Niger. His organization, the Charlotte-based SIM International, confirmed on Friday that Rideout is in good health and will soon be reunited with his […]

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