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Nigerian president orders crack down on bandits, kidnappers
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the service chiefs and other security and intelligence coordinators of the nation to mark and take out bandits, kidnappers, and their…
Ugandan mother in viral child torture video jailed two years
A 23-year-old mother who was recently filmed brutalizing her five-year-old son has been sentenced to two years in prison.
Patience Uwimana, a resident of Byuma Village,…
Egypt’s COVID-19 robot hospital assistant might just save lives
With Egypt facing a second coronavirus wave, Mechatronics engineer Mahmoud el-Koumi is currently carrying outtrials on a self-funded prototype for a remote-controlled robot to…
Gambian MPs uphold Jammeh-era law that bans skin bleaching
The Gambian National Assembly on Monday voted to uphold a ban on skin bleaching. The vote followed a heated debate in parliament, according to local media reports.
Attorney…
Congo election in turmoil after opposition candidate hospitalised with COVID-19
The leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member said, casting…
Gunmen kill at least 58 civilians in attack on Niger convoy
Armed men in southwestern Niger have killed at least 58 people when they intercepted a convoy returning from a weekly market and attacked a nearby village, the government said on…
Ethiopia’s Tigray op ‘a dirty war’ afflicting ‘defenseless’ civilians – Top general
A "dirty war" causing suffering for "defenceless" victims is unfolding in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a general said in a private briefing with diplomats last week,…
Gulf of Guinea gaining notoriety as world’s piracy hotspot – KAIPTC Commandant
The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) has since the late 2000s gained notoriety as the world’s leading hotspot for piracy, Major General Francis Ofori, Commandant, Kofi Annan International…
Uganda’s Bobi Wine arrested during protest over disappearances
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine has been arrested while leading a protest in the capital, Kampala.
The Daily Monitor newspaper published a photo of the moment Wine was…
39 migrants drown off Tunisian coast
At least 39 migrants drowned off Tunisia when two boats capsized on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, as numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe continue to rise.
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