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Dozens of girls sick in Equatorial Guinea after jabs

Malabo – Dozens of girls fell ill after receiving the diphtheria-tetanus vaccine in schools in Equatorial Guinea’s economic capital Bata,... Read more

20 May, 2022

Rwanda says UK asylum seekers to arrive ‘in next few weeks’

Kigali – The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under a controversial new deal will... Read more

20 May, 2022

Arts and Leisure

It’s a boy! Superstar Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky welcome first child

New York – Superstar Rihanna and rapper A$AP Rocky have reportedly welcomed their first child, after a pregnancy the... Read more

20 May, 2022

Mozambique approves tough anti-terror bill

Maputo – Mozambique’s parliament on Thursday approved a tough new anti-terror law that imposes stiff prison sentences for convicted jihadists,... Read more

20 May, 2022

South Africa hikes rates as inflation stays high

Johannesburg – South Africa raised its benchmark interest rate for the third time in a row on Thursday, as inflation... Read more

19 May, 2022

Restrictive abortion laws put Nigerian women in danger

Friday Okonofua, University of Benin The word “abortion” is used to describe two types of pregnancies that end before... Read more

19 May, 2022

1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory seized in southeast DRC

Lubumbashi – Authorities in the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo have seized one and a half tonnes of elephant ivory,... Read more

19 May, 2022

Kidnappers of Nigerian college students arrested one year later, police say

Lagos – Nigerian police said they arrested two suspects behind the kidnapping of students from a Nigerian college last... Read more

19 May, 2022

Senegal court postpones ruling in key case against mayor

Dakar – A Senegalese appeal court on Wednesday postponed a ruling in a politically-charged case involving the mayor of Dakar,... Read more

19 May, 2022

Detained Algerian activist’s life in danger, Amnesty says

Algiers – The life of a prominent Algerian activist is in danger after he began his second hunger strike during... Read more

19 May, 2022