Chadian activist jailed for saying president is ill
A Chadian court has sentenced an activist to three years in jail for writing that the country’s president was seriously ...
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Tag: Africa
Suspected Islamists torch church and kill 16 people
The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo says suspected Islamists have killed 16 people and burned down a church ...
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Ex-South Africa President Jacob Zuma in ‘contempt of court’, says judge
A South African judge says he wants ex-President Jacob Zuma to be given a jail sentence for failing to appear ...
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Man sues woman for refusing to visit him after he sent her transportation fare
A Nigerian man from Kaduna state has taken a slay queen to court after sending her N5,000 which is tantamount ...
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African Union must reform to stay relevant – Nigeria’s Buhari
The African Union must conduct a comprehensive reform if it is to stay relevant, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said at ...
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A new case of Ebola virus detected in DR Congo
A new case of the Ebola virus has been detected in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the ...
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17 African nations banned from entering UK
Seventeen African countries have been blacklisted from entering the United Kingdom as part of measures to combat the coronavirus. This ...
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Ugandan minister takes back ambulance after losing party primary
A Ugandan minister has withdrawn an ambulance she donated to residents of the northern town of Koboko ahead of the ...
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US missionary jailed for sex crimes in Kenya orphanage
A US man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for abusing underage girls in an orphanage ...
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Angolan police tear-gas anti-government protesters
Angolan police have fired tear gas at anti-government protesters attempting to march to the presidential palace in the capital Luanda. ...
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