South African police have opened a murder case against a father for the death of three of his sons aged six, 13 and 16 after they consumed an energy drink that he allegedly gave them. Two of... Read more
A court in Egypt has sentenced a media tycoon with close links to the government to three years in jail for his involvement in human trafficking and the indecent assault of underage girls at... Read more
The law on mining in Zambia does not permit a company that is bankrupt to hold a mining right, hence Vedanta has to prove its financial position before it can come back to run Konkola Copper... Read more
A court in Finland has acquitted a rebel commander of rape, ritual murder and the recruitment of child soldiers during Liberia’s civil war. The court said there was not enough proof to... Read more
Distraught people have gathered at the palace of a traditional leader in Nigeria who has been kidnapped. Ayuba Dodo Dakolo was abducted on Thursday with three of his children and several oth... Read more
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a warning to diplomats against interreference in the forthcoming elections. The warning was made during an Iftar dinner with diplomats on Thursd... Read more
An investigation has been launched in Egypt into the circumstances surrounding the suicide of a journalist at the offices of the state-run newspaper, Al-Ahram. Eyewitnesses say that Imad el-... Read more
A court in Rwanda has sentenced a Muslim cleric to five years in prison for killing a pig in a mosque. Three witnesses told the court that they saw the imam, Sadate Musengimana, beating the... Read more
Somalia’s members of parliament have elected Sheikh Adan Madobe as the Speaker of the country’s lower house of parliament. Mr Madobe’s election comes a day after the upper... Read more
A Brussels Airlines flight destined for Liberia’s Roberts International Airport was forced to abort its landing on Wednesday evening because the runway could not be lit up. The lighting prob... Read more
Twitter says it has “established a legal entity in Nigeria”, months after the social media firm agreed to conditions set out by the government for its service to be restored in t... Read more
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has held talks with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni in his first visit to the northern neighbour after tensions in 2019 led to border closures for three yea... Read more
Togo’s parliament has passed a resolution asking the government to make a formal bid for membership of the Commonwealth, a group of mainly former British colonies. The country is alrea... Read more
Mali’s ruling junta on Thursday launched a 24-month transition plan that they say will lead to elections. The military seized power in August 2020 and has been under pressure to return... Read more
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