Despite international criticism, the Constitutional Court declined to nullify or suspend the law, which imposes severe penalties, including death on LGBTQI+ people in Uganda. ... Read more »
Villagers in Madagascar are suing Rio Tinto, a major mining company, claiming the company's mine has polluted nearby lakes and rivers with lead and uranium. The 64 residents of ... Read more »
Judith Suminwa Tuluka, an economist, has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is taking over from Jean-Michel Sama Read more »
The Supreme Court has ordered the special taskforce set up by President Joseph Boakai to retrieve government's assets to desist from further action until a conference to discuss a ... Read more »
Both houses of Parliament are expected to vote on proposed amendments to the counrtry's Constitution which would reduce the age of maturity, thus increasing the risk of child ... Read more »
More than 130 students abducted by gunmen from a school in Nigeria earlier this month have been freed unharmed, just days before a ransom deadline, officials say. The kidnapping, ... Read more »
An executive from cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in Nigeria during a criminal investigation into the platform's alleged involvement in money launder Read more »
Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin explained that his decision stems from an earlier action taken by the Office of the President urging the Parliament to "desist" from sending ... Read more »
The police are investigating the death of former Steinhoff boss Markus Jooste after reports that he had shot himself at his Hermanus property, reports Daily Maverick< Read more »
Gauteng Hawks, acting on behalf of the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) Investigative Directorate (ID), raided the Johannesburg home of National Assembly Speaker ... Read more »
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