Burkina Faso unrest: Military officers remove leader Damiba
(BBC) An army captain in Burkina Faso has announced on national television that he has ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba. Ibrahim Traore cited Lt Col Damiba’s inability to…
US rapper Coolio dies at the age of 59
(BBC) US rapper Coolio, known for the iconic hit Gangsta’s Paradise, has died at the age of 59. His longtime manager Jarez Posey told US media the artist was found…
JOHN CHILEMBWE ’S STATUE UNVEILED IN LONDON ’S TRAFALGAR SQUARE
(Malawi24) A larger-than-life statue of Malawian freedom fighter John Chilembwe has been unveiled in London’s historic Trafalgar Square. The artwork named Antelope and made by Malawian Samson Kambalu depicts John…
NASA SPACECRAFT LINING UP TO SMASH INTO AN ASTEROID
(BBC) In the coming hours, the American space agency will crash a probe into an asteroid. Nasa’s Dart mission wants to see how difficult it would be to stop a…
97 die – including 24 children – after a boat full of asylum seekers capsized in the Mediterranean
(ALJAZEERA) Ninety-seven people have died – including 24 children – after a boat full of asylum seekers heading from Lebanon to Europe capsized in the Mediterranean. Speaking from a hospital…