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One of Nigeria’s main labour unions, the Trade Union Congress, has threatened to shut down the country if the government fails to reverse the hike in the pump price of petrol and the electricity tariff. In a letter to President Muhammadu…

The poisoned Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is to return to Russia, his spokeswoman has said. "It's puzzling to me why anyone should think otherwise," Kira Yarmysh posted on Twitter. Mr Navalny also posted a picture on…

A court in Zimbabwe has issued an arrest warrant for opposition MP, Joana Mamombe, after she failed to attend trial on Monday to face accusations of faking her abduction in May, state-owned Herald newspaper reports. The MP for the…

Four people have been jailed in Vietnam for their roles in the death of 39 migrants found in a lorry in Essex, according to state media reports. The men, women and children were discovered in a refrigerated trailer in Grays on 23…

A fire broke out at a shopping centre being built in Beirut, marking the third blaze in a week in a city still reeling from a devastating explosion in August. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames that damaged a corner of the…

The Constitutional Council, the top court in Cote d’Ivoire has officially validated the presidential candidacy bid of current President Alassane Ouattara who seeks a contentious third term — clearing only four of the 44 candidates for the…

The authorities in Mozambique have promised to investigate a video showing people dressed in army uniforms beating and killing a naked woman in the restive gas-rich Cabo Delgado province. The defence ministry condemned the footage as…

One person has died and two others have been seriously injured in a collision involving three vehicles and a train in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, authorities say. The Lagos state emergency agency (Lasema) said the dead person was…

A new antibody treatment is to be trialled on Covid-19 patients in UK hospitals. Monoclonal antibodies, which are potent, laboratory-made antibodies, will be given to about 2,000 people to see if they are effective against coronavirus.…

The man portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about the Rwandan genocide has been charged with terrorism, murder and other serious crimes. Paul Rusesabagina, who denies the charges, was brought to court under heavy security in the…