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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) issued a statement on Thursday stating that Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and a medical consultant had been found guilty of trafficking a man to the UK for a kidney donation. The Nigerian…

Jailed Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu’s family lost a legal challenge against the British government in a London court regarding his detention in Nigeria. Kanu’s brother Kingsley Kanu had brought a judicial review against…

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has established an interim administration for the Horn of Africa country’s northern region of Tigray, a key step in the implementation of a peace plan to end the war there. The interim administration…

A court in Kenya's capital Nairobi has barred Meta, Facebook's parent company, from laying off its content moderators pending the determination of a lawsuit that is challenging their planned dismissal. The labour court also barred Meta…

Senegal President Macky Sall on Wednesday urged police to take all appropriate measures to ensure security following deadly protests over the trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. At least one person died in the clashes between Mr…

The White House has warned Uganda of possible economic "repercussions" if a new bill to crack down on homosexual activities becomes law. "We would have to take a look at whether or not there might be repercussions that we would have to…

Nigeria's President-elect Bola Tinubu has travelled to France and the United Kingdom to "rest" and plan the transition programme ahead of his inauguration on 29 May. Tunde Rahman, the spokesperson for Mr Tinubu, in a statement on…

Following the death of five people by the Marburg virus within Tanzania's borders, Kenya and Uganda have intensified surveillance along their borders with Tanzania. A typical sign of the deadly Ebola-like virus is a high fever, which is…

At least five African people have died and another 28 are missing after a boat sank off Tunisia, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy, a local rights group has said. Romadan Ben Omar, a member of the Tunisian Forum for…

Kenya's media regulator has threatened to withdraw broadcast licenses of local media houses if they don't "exercise caution" while covering opposition protests. Police on Monday engaged opposition supporters in running battles in the…