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When Candice Mama was nine years old, she secretly opened a page in a book she wasn't meant to look at. The picture she saw there revealed something terrible - the dead body of her murdered father. But years later Candice went on to…

China is once again mass testing an entire city for the coronavirus amid a regional outbreak in Xinjiang province. Around 4.7m people in Kashgar are being tested, with 138 asymptomatic cases found so far. China has been largely…

At least 100 people have been arrested following violent anti-government protests in the Angolan capital Luanda on Saturday. The demonstrations were to demand a new date for local government elections that were due this year, but have been…

Lagos State Government on Thursday released a list of about 20 ongoing criminal cases in courts against various erring police officers over brutality as well as a violation of fundamental human rights of residents. In a statement signed…

Kenya has reported a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases, with more than 1,000 people confirmed to have contracted coronavirus on Thursday. This is the highest number of single-day cases to be recorded in the country since the first case was…

Poland’s constitutional court has struck down a provision of the country’s abortion law allowing Europe’s most strict legislation to be further tightened and provoking an outcry from rights groups. Chief justice Julia Przylebska said in…

When British TV got its first black reporter in 1968 some viewers strongly objected and she was sacked in less than a year. Now, half a century later, a British Journalism Award has been named in her honour. Looking back, how does…

Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, overthrown in mid-August by a military coup, returned to Bamako Wednesday evening after a medical stay in the United Arab Emirates. His supporters were there to welcome him. The procession…

The feminist coalition, a group instrumental to the formation of Nigeria’s #EndSARS movement, has encouraged young Nigerians to stay home and follow any curfews that may be in place in their states. The group says it will no longer be…

Thirteen candidates have been cleared to run for the presidency in Burkina Faso's elections scheduled for 22 November. President Roch Kaboré, who is seeking a second term, and opposition leader Zephirin Diabre were among those allowed to…