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Proposed new US immigration measures could leave many African students in the country having to reapply for visas in the middle of their degree courses. A plan issued by the Department for Homeland Security (DHS), that is now up for…

Guinea’s main opposition leader called on neighbouring West African states to help to stop a political crisis in Guinea where President Alpha Conde is running for a third term in the October elections. The 15-nation West African group…

The Ethiopian government has said that 2,000 people have been charged in connection with the killing of Oromo singer Hachalu Hundessa and the violence that followed. Attorney General Gedion Timothewos said those charged include politicians…

Mali's new president is to be sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw, 70, was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional government until…

German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) says it will pay $6.4m (£5m) in compensation to former workers at a Brazilian factory who sued the company for collaborating with the country's military during the 1964-1985 dictatorship. Workers and their…

Sniffer dogs are a familiar sight at airports, where border agents use them to detect illegal substances and contraband. Now sniffer dogs are using their noses for a different purpose - coronavirus. Dogs specially trained to detect…

COPS have seized 324,000 used condoms which were being washed and resold as new to unsuspecting men after a raid in a warehouse. Authorities found an estimated 324,000 condoms weighing 360kg at a ragged facility in Binh Duong, Vietnam on…

China has expanded its network of detention centres for its Uighur minority despite insisting the "re-education" system was being scaled back, a new report says. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute says there are 380 suspected…

The EU has said it does not recognise Alexander Lukashenko as the president of Belarus, a day after he was sworn in for a sixth term at a secret ceremony. The bloc's diplomatic chief said the unannounced inauguration, as well as his…

At least 15 top Kenyan government officials and businesspeople are to be recommended for prosecution in connection with the alleged theft of tens of millions of dollars meant for purchase of Covid-19 medical supplies. Investigators have…