A Kenyan preacher based in the UK has been charged in court for selling what he called a Covid-19 remedy.
Bishop Climate Irungu Wiseman sold a bottle of a mixture of oils at £91 ($125).
He was charged in a London court with fraud and unfair trading offences. He pleaded not guilty.
Mr Wiseman made videos that he circulated online claiming the oils were a cure for Covid-19.
There is no cure for Covid-19, according to the World Health Organization.
Mr Wiseman runs the Bishop Climate Ministries, which is part of the Kingdom Church located in South London.
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In other news: DR Congo extends state of emergency over insecurity
Image caption: Ituri and North Kivu provinces have been in a state of emergency since May
The parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo has voted to extend the state of emergency in Ituri and North Kivu – the two eastern provinces that have been rocked by insecurity.
The state of emergency imposed by President Félix Tshisekedi on 6 May has been extended six times now.
Out of 335 MPs, 334 voted in favour while one abstained.
Military administrations have replaced the civilian authorities to curb insecurity in the provinces where several attacks carried out by rebels have left thousands dead.
The violence has been on the increase despite the presence of thousands of UN peacekeepers.
Some of the attacks have been blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – one of the dozens of armed groups operating there.
The eastern provinces have also seen violence between ethnic groups.
Read Also: Deaths and destruction after heavy rains in Ethiopia
Adanech Abiebie/TwitterCopyright: Adanech Abiebie/Twitter
At least seven people have died after heavy rains in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa.
Rivers burst their banks in the capital causing flooding.
The city’s mayor, Adanech Abiebie, tweeted that the “damage to life and property was severe” in several areas in the city.
Dozens of people were injured and were being treated in different hospitals, according to local media.
The mayor expressed her grief for flood victims and said that the “city has learned the need to do more to minimise impact of heavy rain during rainy seasons”.
Source: BBC
