Some proposed amendments to the information and communications law in Mauritius have sparked debates regarding censorship of social media networks. The Mauritius’ Information and Commu... Read more
Police in Nigeria say they have freed a girl who’d been locked up in a room by her parents for 10 years in the northern state of Kano. Officers say they acted after a tip-off, and the... Read more
Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin on Monday, April 19, 2021, nullified the enstoolment process of a new chief at Teacher Mante in the Eastern Region. The Teacher -Mante traditional sto... Read more
Chad’s long-time leader, Idriss Deby has secured almost 80% of the votes in provisional results following the presidential election. It puts him on track for a sixth consecutive term, extend... Read more
“Before we end, we the settlers of Dedeso-Wirako want to give Opanin Bosompem, the self-acclaimed chief of the area, one-week ultimatum to vacate the land or would be forced to move... Read more
Sisters Keepers Association, an all-women group that seeks the welfare and rights of the elderly and creating awareness about Alzheimer’s/Dementia disease has donated some items to the... Read more
President Samia Suluhu Hassan became Tanzania’s first female president when she replaced John Pombe Magufuli, who died in March. She’s also Africa’s only woman leader, apart from Ethiopia’s... Read more
At least 10 people have died and hundreds of others are in hospital after drinking out-of-date powdered orange-flavoured drinks in the northern Nigerian state of Kano, the authorities say. T... Read more
The Mozambican government has banned the import of poultry products from South Africa because of an outbreak of bird flu. As well as live birds, the ban also includes feathers, eggs and poul... Read more
Eight people have been arrested by Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano for allegedly refusing to fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Hisbah police enforce Islami... Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Thursday for Brazzaville, the Capital of the Republic of Congo, to attend the swearing-in of that country’s President-elect, Denis Sassou... Read more
Ghanaian actress and video vixen Rosemond Brown famously known as Akuapem Poloo has been sentenced to 90 days imprisonment. It could be recalled that on June 30, 2020, when she celebrated he... Read more
Human rights groups in Algeria have warned that more than 20 pro-democracy prisoners who are on hunger strike could die, and should be immediately released. In a statement posted on social m... Read more
The constitutional court in Benin has approved the election results showing President Patrice Talon won Sunday’s vote. Mr Talon received 86% of the vote, compared to Allasane Soumanou... Read more
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