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A Nigerian senator has been fined $130,000 (£100,000) and told to apologise to a woman he physically assaulted in a sex toy shop last year. A high court in the capital, Abuja, found that the assault by Senator Elisha Abbo was ‘’inhuman and…

Uganda will begin human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine in November, the Daily Monitor newspaper reports quoting ministry of health officials. The vaccine, called Self Replicating RNA, has been developed through a partnership between Uganda…

At least 40 regional government officials in Ethiopia's western state of Benishangul-Gumuz have been sacked following a wave of ethnic-related violence, the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) has said. Ten of the officials are now under…

Tanzania’s main opposition presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu, has been summoned to appear before the National Electoral Commission's ethics committee on Tuesday after he alleged that President John Magufuli had convened a meeting with…

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove is heading to Brussels at the start of a week of talks about the UK's future relationship with the European Union. Mr Gove will meet European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic to discuss…

The special UN envoy for West Africa has urged peaceful elections in Ivory Coast at the end of a week-long visit. Mohamed Ibn Chambas met President Alassane Ouattara who is running for a third term after his preferred successor died.…

Ten migrants from the Comoros, including a seven-year-old child, have drowned while trying to make their way to the island of Mayotte - a French territory in the Indian Ocean. Police said their bodies were found washed up on the beach,…

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has issued a rare personal apology for the killing of a South Korean official, Seoul says. Mr Kim reportedly told South Korean leader Moon Jae-in that the "disgraceful affair" should not have happened.…

US Republican leaders say there will be an "orderly" transfer of power should Donald Trump lose November's election. President Trump cast doubt on the transition on Wednesday, questioning the probity of the vote with so many ballots likely…

West African regional group ECOWAS says it will not lift the sanctions it imposed on Mali after the military coup there five weeks ago until a civilian prime minister has been nominated. The announcement came shortly after Mali's new…