INTERPOL: AI-Driven Cybercrime Behind 55% of Africa’s Cyber Threats
INTERPOL says AI-driven cybercrime now accounts for 55% of reported cybercrime cases across Africa, fuelling scams, ransomware, sextortion and identity fraud.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes world’s 2nd-largest on record
The DR Congo Ebola outbreak has overtaken the country's 2018-2020 epidemic to become the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded globally. With more than 3,500 confirmed cases and over 1,500 deaths ...
Algeria Bus Crash Kills 25 as Coach Plunges Into Ravine Near Algiers
At least 25 people were killed and 44 injured after a passenger coach overturned and plunged into a ravine near Boumerdès in northern Algeria. Authorities have launched an investigation into one of the country's deadliest road disasters in recent years.
Tyla’s Lagos Concert Scrapped After Xenophobia Backlash
Tyla's Lagos concert has disappeared from the singer's APOP World Tour schedule following backlash from Nigerian fans over renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The move comes amid growing diplomatic tensions and calls for a boycott of the planned December show.
Free State Bus Crash Kills 12 Including Five Children on South Africa’s N1
The Free State bus crash has claimed 12 lives, including five children, after a passenger bus travelling from Cape Town to Zimbabwe overturned on the N1 highway near Trompsburg. More than 60 passengers were injured as emergency services responded to one of South Africa's deadliest road accidents of the year.
