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Tunisia sentences British DJ for Muslim prayer remix

A Tunisian court has sentenced a British DJ to a year in jail after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to...

Media Summit in Ghana to examine the ‘Online’ world

A media summit in Accra, Ghana next week will be examining the role of digital media as millions of Africans continue to engage in various activities online via social media.

Tanzanian albino children under attack

Four Tanzanian children with albinism, who lost limbs in brutal superstition-driven attacks, arrived in the United States on Saturday for medical treatment and respite from a homeland where they are persecuted and feared.

British scientists in world-first TB breakthrough

British scientists have made a world-first breakthrough in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Facebook criticized over sexual images of children

Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform.

Spain appoints Minister to address low birth rate

Spain has appointed a minister to help boost the country's "catastrophically low" birth rate.

‘Why I shared my HIV status on Twitter’

"When I found out at 14 that I was HIV-positive, I didn't think I would live to see 18, I am turning 22 this year."

Anti-voodoo cult members die from suffocation in Benin

Members of a Benin cult who participated in a prayer ritual that killed five people receive care at a hospital in Porto Novo, Benin....

Nigeria crowns Virgin Queen for 2017

Dolapo Makunjuola, Miss Virginity 2017 in Nigeria. Photo Credit: Premium Times Sixteen-Year old Miss Dolapo Makunjuola has won 2017 Miss Virginity Beauty Pageant held yesterday...

Women’s ‘day off for periods’ sparks debate in Zambia

Mutinta Musokotwane-Chikopela, a mother says there are already too many holidays in Zambia. Photo Credit: BBC Discussing female menstruation publicly is something of a taboo...

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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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