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 in the north-eastern Borno state. The colonel’s convoy was ambushed […]
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Cameroon soldiers jailed for killing women and children
Four Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to 10 years for their roles in shooting dead two women and two children in 2015. The killings were captured on a video that […]
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Ginsburg Supreme Court: Trump to name nominee by week’s end
US President Donald Trump has said he will name his nominee for Supreme Court justice by the end of the week, and urged the Republican-controlled Senate to confirm his choice […]
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Republicans vow to replace Ginsburg with Trump pick
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell vowed to put President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee to a vote within hours of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death being announced, sparking outrage among […]
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Botswana allows wives to own land
Botswana wives can for the first time own land alongside their husbands, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said. Until now, the country’s land policy stopped wives from owning land if their […]
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Nigeria’s Kaduna approves law to castrate 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 convicted rapists. The law says those convicted of raping a […]
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SA leader urges Jerusalema dance challenge on holiday
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged his countrymen to mark this year’s Heritage Day by taking up the Jerusalema dance challenge. Jerusalema is a hit song by South African […]
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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 Minister, Guillaume Soro to run in next month’s elections. Government […]
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Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state
Barbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic.“The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind,” the Caribbean […]
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Vendors exposed selling bleach as Covid-19 remedy
London-based suppliers have been selling bleach as a remedy for coronavirus during the pandemic, a BBC investigation has found. Secret recordings of two sellers revealed potentially dangerous mixtures were being […]
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