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Nigerian leader sacks security chiefs in major reshuffle

Nigerian leader sacks security chiefs in major reshuffle

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday forced out the country's security...

Nigeria's Kano state declares emergency over phone theft

Nigeria's Kano state declares emergency over phone theft

Officials in the northern Nigerian state of Kano declared a state of emergency on...

Pope Francis leads prayers for Uganda attack victims

Pope Francis leads prayers for Uganda attack victims

Pope Francis has led prayers at the Vatican for the victims of an Islamist attack...

Kenya signs tariff-free trade deal with EU

Kenya signs tariff-free trade deal with EU

Kenya and the European Union have signed a trade deal which, once ratified, will...

Ghana making progress on loan negotiations - minister

Ghana making progress on loan negotiations - minister

Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said that the country is making progress...

Tanzanian church leaders seized for detaining sick people

Tanzanian church leaders seized for detaining sick people

Tanzanian authorities have arrested two church leaders for allegedly detaining dozens...

Zimbabwe breaks a record with its tobacco sales

Zimbabwe breaks a record with its tobacco sales

Zimbabwe has produced a record amount of tobacco this year, with 263,000 tonnes...

Kwara boat accident: 100 dead and more missing in Nigeria

Kwara boat accident: 100 dead and more missing in Nigeria

More than 100 people have drowned and more are missing after a boat carrying them...

Kenya pushes for direct talks with Sudan rivals

Kenya pushes for direct talks with Sudan rivals

Kenya’s President William Ruto has expressed his country's commitment to a “face-to-face”...

Tinubu signs law on interest-free student loans

Tinubu signs law on interest-free student loans

Nigeria’s new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed into law a student loan bill,...

Kenya cult survivors face suicide charges

Kenya cult survivors face suicide charges

Sixty-five survivors of a Kenyan Christian cult are facing charges of attempted...

US, Saudi Arabia condemn return to violence in Sudan

US, Saudi Arabia condemn return to violence in Sudan

One resident, who was awoken by the sound of fighting, said the one-day lull on...

Swiss police on trial over Nigerian's death

Swiss police on trial over Nigerian's death

Six police officers are due to go on trial in Switzerland later on charges of manslaughter...

Rare ruby from Mozambique sells for record $35m

Rare ruby from Mozambique sells for record $35m

A record price of slightly under $35 million (£28 million) was paid in New York...

Amnesty urges independent probe into Senegal deaths

Amnesty urges independent probe into Senegal deaths

Amnesty International, a rights organization, has urged Senegalese authorities to...

Sudan declares UN envoy unwelcome in the country

Sudan declares UN envoy unwelcome in the country

Volker Perthes, the UN representative in Sudan, has been designated "persona non...

Four Tunisian soldiers die in helicopter crash

Four Tunisian soldiers die in helicopter crash

In the northwest of the nation, a helicopter carrying four Tunisian troops on military...

'Sex for grades' outlawed by Nigeria's parliament

'Sex for grades' outlawed by Nigeria's parliament

A bill intended to stop the sexual harassment of university students has finally...

Nearly 300 children rescued from Sudan orphanage

Nearly 300 children rescued from Sudan orphanage

According to relief organizations, about 300 kids have been saved safely from an...

Northern Ghana imposes meat ban over anthrax fears

Northern Ghana imposes meat ban over anthrax fears

A fatal anthrax outbreak has caused the slaughter, sale, and consumption of meat...

Ghana police fined for not complying with brutality probe

Ghana police fined for not complying with brutality probe

In order to comply with a commission's demand, the Ghanaian police were fined more...

Top South African investigator into rapist's escape dies

Top South African investigator into rapist's escape dies

The death of one of the principal investigators into Thabo Bester's audacious prison...

Rwandan president reshuffles top military officers

Rwandan president reshuffles top military officers

In a significant reorganization, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda named new military...

Air strikes on Sudan campus kill Congolese - government

Air strikes on Sudan campus kill Congolese - government

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports that ten of its residents...

Nigeria's unions suspend strike over fuel subsidy

Nigeria's unions suspend strike over fuel subsidy

Following the government's decision to cease subsidizing it, the biggest trade union...

Malawi road crash kills 22 after football match

Malawi road crash kills 22 after football match

At least 12 of the additional passengers who were brought to the hospital had "serious"...