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Civilian leader sworn in after Mali coup
Mali's new president has been sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Former Defence Minister...
Kenya officials accused of Covid-19 corruption
At least 15 top Kenyan government officials and businesspeople are to be recommended for prosecution in connection with the alleged...
Nigerian fuel tanker explosion kills 25 in Lokoja
At least 25 people have been killed in central Nigeria after a fuel tanker exploded following a collision with other...
Health chief hails African leadership in Covid-19 fight
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has praised African leaders for supporting a joint continental strategy...
Nigerian commander dies after Boko Haram ambush
A Nigerian commander named as Colonel DC Bako has died after an ambush on his convoy by Boko Haram militants...
Facebook to open Lagos office next year
US social media giant Facebook has announced it will be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria, next year. It will...
Nigerian governor approves castration of child rapists
The governor of Nigeria’s north-western Kaduna state, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, has signed into law a measure introducing tough penalties for...
Ivory Coast rejects Africa court order on elections
Ivory Coast will not recognise Tuesday’s ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights that allowed former Prime...
Research suggests 12 million South Africans had Covid-19
South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says new research estimates 12 million people - about 20% of the country’s...
Nigerian porn star arrested ‘for filming’ on sacred ground
A filmmaker has been arrested for allegedly recording a pornographic movie at the Osun Osogbo scared grove in western Nigeria,...
