People have shown many strange gifts, but being able to tame honey bees is what Tamirat Getachew is known for in his hometown of Asosa, in Ethiopia. Tamirat Getachew told BBC it is a gift and everyone is still wondering how he does.
Ugandans are taking advantage of Kenya’s weakened currency this Christmas season, with many crossing the border to buy items at lower-than-usual prices. Fabrics are especially popular, according to the Daily Monitor newspaper which says hundreds of shoppers are pouring into Kenya through the
The Czech Republic is holding a day of national mourning for those killed in Thursday’s mass shooting at a Prague university. Flags on official buildings are being flown at half-mast and a minute’s silence will be observed at midday. Fourteen people were shot
A 71-year-old man has been declared innocent in the US state of Oklahoma after spending nearly 50 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Glynn Simmons, who is Black, served more time behind bars before being exonerated than any other inmate in
A sub-variant of the Omicron strain of coronavirus has been classified as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization, because of “its rapidly increasing spread”. JN.1 has been found in many countries around the world, including India, China, UK and the
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will “immediately” withdraw all its international employees from Ethiopia following an assault on its workers by government security forces, the institution says. Last month, AfDB filed a formal complaint with Ethiopia’s authorities. AfDB detailed the physical assault and
Residents of Guinea’s capital Conakry are facing rising fuel prices after a fatal explosion in the West African nation’s main oil depot. The blast rocked the downtown Kaloum district on Monday, killing at least 18 people, injuring more than 200 and displacing dozens.
A 52-year-old man stabbed his wife 15 times with a sword before beheading her, in a village of Faljagadh, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, near the capital Delhi. The irate husband identified as Dharamveer allegedly killed his wife, Sundari in a
Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos has lost a legal battle in London against an application to freeze up to £580m ($735m) of her assets. Angolan telecoms operator Unitel is suing her over loans made to Dutch company Unitel International Holdings (UIH) in 2012
The UN Security Council has voted for the gradual withdrawal of the UN peacekeeping force from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The council has extended the mandate of Monusco for a year, while agreeing to the force’s withdrawal in three phases. The force