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Uganda: Woman jailed for feeding step daughter menstrual blood

A Ugandan woman has been jailed two years by a court for forcefully feeding her step daughter menstrual blood. The court in the town of...

Tunisian presidential candidate Karoui to remain in jail

One of the two candidates to reach the presidential run-off contest in Tunisia, Nabil Karoui has failed to secure his release from prison. Nabil Karoui,...

Ugandan academic exposes breasts in protest at jail term

A Ugandan academic will be spending 18 months in prison after a court sentenced her over some of her comments on Facebook about President...

Nigerian man serving jail term in India dies

A 26-year-old Nigerian man, Kumbha Roderick serving a jail term in India has been reported dead. Kumbha Roderick was arrested on September 30, 2018 by...

Prison break in Madagascar, hundreds of inmates escape

Officials in Madagascar have announced that over 120 prisoners have escaped from a detention facility in north-eastern part of the country.

Man spends 46 years in jail for rape he didn’t commit

A Louisiana man who has spent nearly 50 years in prison is expected to be released Wednesday, about two weeks after a judge overturned his conviction in the kidnapping and rape of a nurse.

Egypt’s new education rule to jail exam cheaters

Egypt's education ministry has announced new amendments to a law toughening penalties for cheating and other violations during nationwide school exams, following repeated incidents...

Ex-Indian minister, 82, passes exam in jail

A former Indian minister, who is serving a 10-year jail term for corruption, has passed a school final examination at the age of 82,...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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