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‘I dated Baltasar Engonga for over four years; he deceived me’- Lady in sex tape alleges
Cristel Nchama, one of the ladies in Baltasar Engonga’s infamous sex tapes, has a formal complaint with the National Gendarmerie of Malabo (The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea). Real Equatorial Guinea says Ms…
Equatorial Guinea sacks anti-graft boss involved in sex scandal
Equatorial Guinea has sacked Baltasar Engonga, its director-general of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), over his alleged…
Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue
Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region. The monument is intended to honour the development…
Sex tapes scandal: Equatorial Guinea restricts WhatsApp
The Government of Equatorial Guinea has imposed a restriction on its citizens, prohibiting the downloading and sharing of multimedia files via mobile data on WhatsApp. This move comes after the government issued…
How to get visa to visit Equatorial Guinea
If you’re travelling to Equatorial Guinea for tourism or business, you’ll need a visa which is one the easiest to get as the whole application is done online. Once approved, you’ll receive your eVisa by email. The…
Sex tape: Equatorial Guinea to install surveillance cameras in offices
The Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teddy Nguema, has announced plans to install surveillance cameras in all state body offices. This sweeping measure is part of an ongoing effort to ensure strict adherence…
Equatorial Guinea official arrested over 400 sextapes with VIPs’ wives, sisters
The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives of notable people in the country. The…
Mauritius reverses ban on social media
Mauritius on Saturday reversed its decision to block social media until its election that had been prompted by a wire-tapping scandal. The ban on social media had been in place for 24 hours, with users on the…
Botswana President Concedes Election Defeat
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said Friday, Nov. 1, he would “step aside” after his party suffered a resounding defeat in general…
Romance Scam: Nigerian man released on bail after he allegedly pretended to be a white guy and…
A Nigerian national, Gabriel Okori, was released on bail when he appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate's…
South Africa to strip Chidinma Adetshina of ID, travel documents
Authorities in South Africa are set to revoke the identity and travel documents of Chidimma Adetshina, the Miss Universe Nigeria.…
Paul Biya returns to Cameroon after death rumours
President Paul Biya of Cameroon has returned to the country amid speculations about his health. Biya arrived in Yaounde, the Cameroonian capital, on Monday from Geneva, Switzerland, where he has been after attending the…
UK Deports 44 Nigerians, Ghanaians In Single Flight
44 Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home countries in a single flight on Friday, according to…
Kenya’s Ruto chooses interior minister as new deputy
Kenya’s President William Ruto has nominated interior minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy president, a day…
Niger, Benin, Togo Fail To Pay $5.79Million For Electricity Supplied By Nigeria In Second Quarter…
Firms in countries like Benin, Togo and Niger Republic have failed to pay the sum of $5.79 million to the Nigerian government, a report by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has shown. The firms listed…
South African prosecutors not to charge Ramaphosa in ‘Farmgate’ scandal
South African prosecutors have decided not to charge President Cyril Ramaphosa over a theft from his game farm that nearly cost him his position two years…
Fresh Anger Against Foreigners In S/Africa After Death Of 5 Children
The deaths of five children in South Africa’s Soweto township after eating allegedly poisoned food prompted calls Thursday for a boycott of foreign-owned stores, fuelling tension in a country with a history of…
Four South African Policemen Arrested for Stealing N1.9billion Jewelry From Nigerian National
Four police officers have been arrested in South Africa after they are accused of robbery. They were accused of stealing Jewelry worth R20million (N1.9billion) in an aggravated robbery charge. The officers were named…
‘We don’t want to die here’: African migrants trapped in Lebanon cry out
When an Israeli air strike killed her employer and destroyed nearly everything she owned in southern Lebanon, it also crushed Fatima Samuella Tholley’s hopes of returning home to Sierra Leone to escape the…
Party nudges 82-year-old Ivory Coast president to seek fourth term
The Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP), Ivory Coast’s ruling party, has backed a fourth term for President…
South Africa mass shooting: 17 killed, one hospitalised, 6 survived
Seventeen people have been killed in a mass shooting in a remote South African town with a manhunt underway to find the perpetrators, police say. Two homesteads in the town of Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape were…
Coup: Benin Arrests 3 For Allegedly Planning To Overthrow President
Benin prosecutors said Wednesday that the Republican Guard commander, a former sports minister and a businessman had been arrested on suspicion of planning a “coup d’etat” in the small West African nation. Elonm Mario…
Zimbabwe Moves To Kill 200 Elephants To Feed Hungry Residents
The Zimbabwean government has approved the slaughter of 200 elephants to feed hungry citizens. A spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority, Tinashe Farawo, confirmed the development to CNN on Monday.…
Senegal President Dissolves National Assembly
President Bassirou Faye of Senegal has dissolved the National Assembly and scheduled new legislative elections for Nov. 17. “After consulting the Constitutional Council on the right date, the prime minister and the…