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South Africa’s opposition parties urge Zuma to report corruption to police

South African opposition parties on Sunday urged President Jacob Zuma to report acts of corruption after the scandal-plagued leader said he knows who is...

Nigeria’s government stops salaries for ex-leaders

Former President Goodluck Jonathan (L) gracefully accepted defeat at the hands of Mr Buhari (R). Photo Credit: AFP   Nigeria's government has failed to pay the...

Zimbabwean anti-government activists shot at, beaten, abducted

Activists are transported in a police truck after they were detained ahead of a protest against government plans to introduce a new currency, in...

Six dead in suicide bombings in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

Photo File Credit: punchng   Police officials in Nigeria have confirmed the death of six people from suicide bombings in Maiduguri on Friday. The Commissioner of Police Damian...

[Video] Kenyan University closed following students’ riot over ‘love affair’

Maasai Mara University entrance. Photo Credit: Standard Media   A university in Kenya, the Maasai Mara University has had its main campus closed indefinitely. It follows students’...

Police in Ghana clash with illegal miners, at least two confirmed dead

Photo Credit: Starr Fm   Police in Ghana have confirmed the death of at least two people after illegal miners clashed with police officers in the...

Nigerian hanged in Singapore for cannabis offence

Photo Credit: BBC   A 38-year-old Nigerian man has been hanged for drug trafficking after being caught with 2.6kg of cannabis. "A 38-year-old male Nigerian national, Chijioke...

Mozambique: Scores killed in fuel truck blast

At least 73 people have been killed in a fuel truck explosion in Mozambique, officials say. A government statement said people had been trying to...

Children of Rastafarians in Ghana refused admissions into schools due to their dreadlocks

Some rastafarians in their dreadlocks. File photo Credit: 3FM   Rastafarians in Ghana have announced their intention to sue the country’s education ministry for denying their children...

U.N. expert questions legality of ‘brutal’ mass evictions in Nigeria

File Photo Credit: Amnesty International   A U.N. expert asked Nigeria on Thursday for urgent information about a forced eviction of thousands of people from makeshift...

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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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