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The US is calling on Nigeria to prosecute people who intimidated voters and tried to stop them casting their ballots in last weekend's governorship and state assembly elections. Its embassy says there was evidence of this happening in…

About six months after catastrophic floods in Pakistan, more than 10 million people still lack access to safe drinking water in areas affected by the record-breaking rains, according to a United Nations report. Families living in…

Tens of thousands of education workers in the second-largest school district in the United States, the Los Angeles Unified School District, have walked off the job to demand higher wages and staffing levels. The three-day strike began on…

Nigeria’s opposition Labour Party candidate Peter Obi has filed a court petition challenging the outcome of last month’s disputed presidential election that was won by the ruling party, a spokesperson from his party said on Tuesday. Obi,…

A leaking oil tanker that sank in the Philippines three weeks ago has been found as the slick reached waters known for their rich marine life. The tanker was found by a Japanese remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV), Oriental…

A university student in Kenya was killed and more than 200 people arrested in nationwide protests against President William Ruto’s government over high living costs on Monday, police said. Protesters took to the streets of the capital,…

Kenya on Monday received about 30,000 metric tonnes of wheat from Ukraine to help families affected by drought and famine. The donation is part of Ukraine's humanitarian programme. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who received the…

The government-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has said it is documenting allegations of human rights violations committed in Monday’s protests by both police and demonstrators. In a statement, the commission…

Authorities in Malawi say the number of people who are still missing following Storm Freddy has risen from 349 to 427, as more countries continue to send humanitarian aid. Malawi's Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) on…

Forty-three Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site's parent company Meta for unfair dismissal. The moderators say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content,…