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Outrage as Nigeria sentences 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy
Omar Farouq was convicted in a Sharia court in Kano State in northwest Nigeria after he was accused of using...
Amnesty calls for investigation into video of woman’s execution in Mozambique
In the nearly two-minute-long video, men wearing military uniforms are seen chasing down a naked woman, surrounding and verbally harassing...
West African leaders hope for Mali civilian transition ‘in days’
Issued on: 16/09/2020 – 11:02 The Tuesday deadline for Mali's military junta to hand over power has come and gone....
West African leaders press Mali’s junta over transition to civilian rule
Issued on: 15/09/2020 – 21:09 West African leaders met the head of Mali's military junta on Tuesday to press for...
African Court says Ivory Coast should allow ex-PM Soro to run in election
Former Ivorian rebel leader and ex-prime minister Guillaume Soro, who has been barred from contesting an upcoming presidential election, shouldRead...
Ivory Coast opposition angry after candidates barred from presidential vote
Issued on: 15/09/2020 – 18:49 Opposition figures reacted angrily on Tuesday after Ivory Coast's top court rejected 40 candidates for...
US places travel restrictions on Nigerians involved in violence and rigging during elections
This latest move follows a decision in January 2019 to deny visas to individuals involved in electoral violence. Last year...
Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina charged with terrorism
Issued on: 14/09/2020 – 23:49 In tonight's edition: A man whose experience of the Rwandan genocide was turned into a...
Politics of water: Difficult talks continue on Africa’s largest dam
As Africa's largest hydroelectric dam nears completion, there are fears that Ethiopia will control too much of north-east Africa's water....
Thousands rally in support of Ivory Coast opposition candidate Bedie
Issued on: 13/09/2020 – 10:22 Thousands of opposition supporters in Ivory Coast gathered Saturday in the city of Yamoussoukro to...
Federal Government focuses on “integrated security”
Berlin (dpa) – The Federal Government is responding to the challenges of an increasingly unstable world order by means of a “policy...
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