Society
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Flash floods in Nairobi kill 23, disrupt flights at major airport
Aid workers pulled bodies from floodwaters across Nairobi on Saturday after flash floods that began overnight killed at least 23...
Read moreDetailsBelgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
A U.S. mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over...
Read moreDetailsConservative Anglicans to pick rival leader, widening Church rifts
A grouping of conservative Anglican churches will meet in Nigeria this week to elect a leader to rival the Archbishop...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s prime minister pushes for anti-LGBT law doubling prison terms
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko pushed on Tuesday for a draft law that would double the maximum prison term from...
Read moreDetailsSome South African officials got rich selling visas and residency permits, probe finds
South Africa’s immigration system was exploited for years by a small group of officials who enriched themselves by taking payments...
Read moreDetailsGabonese opposition and businesses angry about social media ban
Opposition politicians and businesses in Gabon have reacted with anger to a decision to suspend some social media platforms. The...
Read moreDetailsSA President Ramaphosa launches Nelson Mandela Rules Academy at prison
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday marked 36 years since Nelson Mandela’s release from prison by launching a new training academy...
Read moreDetailsMadagascan President Randrianirina visits city devastated by Cyclone Gezani
In Madagascar, Colonel Michael Randrianirina assesses the damage in Toamasina after Cyclone Gezani devastated the city. The country is reeling...
Read moreDetailsKenyan court charges cult leader over dozens more deaths
Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie and seven others linked to a doomsday sect were issued with new charges on Wednesday...
Read moreDetailsLagos State Assembly orders pause in Makoko demolitions after protests
The Lagos State Assembly has stepped in to stop ongoing demolitions in the waterfront community of Makoko after protests last...
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