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Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdock has been elected chairperson of the regional political bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD. IGAD Heads of State and government representatives met for the 13th Ordinary Summit in the…

A French court has sentenced 23 Nigerians and one Frenchman, all members of a Lyon-based sex trafficking ring to prison terms of up to seven years for forcing Nigerian women into prostitution. It was the…

Sudan's transitional government announced on Friday (Nov 29) that it has overturned a moral policing law and moved to dissolve the country's former ruling party, fulfilling two major demands from the country's pro-democracy protesters. Rights…

Members of Parliament, MPs, in Lesotho were involved in chaotic exchanges on Thursday arising from the decision of the Speaker to suspend sitting over controversial trade regulations. Reports indicate that opposition MPs were demanding the…

A bronze statue that was looted from what is now Nigeria more than a century ago will be returned, Cambridge University in Britain says. The cockerel was taken in 1897 from the Court of Benin…

[caption width="1200"]From left to right: Egyptian journalists Hossam Al-Sayyad, Israa Abdelfattah, Solafa Magdi, Mohamed Salah[/caption] Three journalists arrested in a café in Cairo have been charged with disseminating false news and joining a banned group.…

Benin has ordered the European Union’s ambassador to the country to leave citing political interference, a statement from the president’s office confirmed on Wednesday. The statement described Ambassador Oliver Nette as “harmful,” whiles reiterating that…

In a move to foster a good relationship with their hosts, the Free State Province Chapter of Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA), joined other civil society organisations in their 16 days march against all forms…

Flooding and landslides after heavy rains in Congo have left at least 32 people dead in and around the capital, Kinshasa, officials said Tuesday. “The situation is a dramatic. In addition to 15 lifeless bodies…

Nigeria’s federal government launched its first national sexual offenders register on Monday – a database of those convicted for sexual violence since 2015 in Africa’s most populous nation. The record will be available online to…

The Director of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President, Akwasi Awuah Ababio, has announced that President Nana Akufo-Addo will be granting up to 200 Africans in the Diaspora Ghanaian citizenship this year. He…

Ace Ghanaian Investigative reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas was on Friday, November 22nd, at the maiden Ghana NiBs Innovations Awards, recognised for his outstanding contribution to the economy of Ghana. The NiBs Innovation Awards seeks to…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria has no reason to remain underdeveloped. He therefore identified technology as a catalyst for the country's development. The President, who was represented on Saturday by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations have seized counterfeit cigarettes worth over Sh.18 million in Nairobi. Area regional police commander Philip Ndolo said that the consignment was confiscated by the sleuths at Kenyatta Market…

A Kenyan-born man has been handed a five- to seven-year prison term after he was convicted of killing Massachusetts policeman Thomas Clardy in March 2016. Local media reports indicate that David Njuguna, 33, was sentenced…

President Muhammadu Buhari administration has come under attack over the social media and hate speech bills. DAILY POST reported that the Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill for an act to make…