Africa

[ad_1] A highly anticipated museum housing the world's largest collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts has opened the doors to some of its galleries.More than 20 years in the making, the sprawling 120-acre Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza, will showcase more than 100,000 objects, including treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamun.The boy-king's priceless collection is yet to be displayed, but visitors can now see items varying from […]

[ad_1] A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria as it was surrounded by a crowd of people who had rushed to the scene of an accident to collect leaking petrol.At least 94 people were burnt to death as fire engulfed the overturned vehicle, which had crashed, the police told the BBC.Fifty others injured in the explosion have been taken to hospital in the nearby town of Ringim in Jigawa […]

[ad_1] Kenya's parliament has begun the final step to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office.An overwhelming majority voted in the National Assembly last week to approve his impeachment, setting the stage for the two-day trial in the Senate that decides whether or not to oust him.The deputy president faces 11 charges including corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and undermining government - all of which he denies.The row follows his recent […]