Nigerian court grants bail to 69 arrested in controversial ‘Gay Wedding’...

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A Nigerian court has extended bail to 69 individuals who were apprehended last month during a police operation targeting what authorities labeled a "gay...

Rwanda: four genocide memorials become world heritage sites

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Four memorials commemorating the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, during which at least 800,000 people were exterminated, became UNESCO world heritage sites on Wednesday, the...

Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term

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Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator...

Tunisia suffers nationwide power cut

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Tunisia suffered a sudden power cut lasting around three hours across the country on Wednesday due to a technical problem, the state-owned monopoly electricity...

Ali Bongo’s son and other relatives jailed for “high treason”

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Ali Bongo Ondimba's son, Noureddin Bongo Valentin, and several members of the deposed Gabonese president's cabinet were jailed and charged on Tuesday with "high...

Lagos state government probes MohBad’s sudden death

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The Lagos state government has requested the intervention of the Directorate of State Security, DSS, to unravel the mystery surrounding the sudden death of...

Ramaphosa of South Africa says money spent on war is ‘indictment’...

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday denounced the billions of dollars spent on war instead of development as he renewed his call for...

Five months of conflict in Sudan inflict heavy toll on children...

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Over 1,200 Sudanese refugees under the age of five have died in nine camps between 15 May and 14 September, with most deaths linked to...

The “lêkê”, poor man’s shoes that have become a symbol of...

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In Abidjan, the rainy season ends but we never put away our "lêkê": called "jellyfish" in France, these open plastic shoes, water-resistant and inexpensive,...

Water shortage pushes wildlife to migrate from Zimbabwe

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Large numbers of elephants from Zimbabwe's biggest national park are moving to neighbouring Botswana to survive. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman said...