Four memorials commemorating the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, during which at least 800,000 people were exterminated, became UNESCO world heritage sites on Wednesday, the UN organization announced.
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Children in the Moroccan region of Asni receive psychological support from teachers at a school set up in tents.
Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts.
In Somalia's capital Mogadishu, amid a construction boom following improvements in security, civil engineer Faduma Mohamed Ali is hard at work, often supervising male labourers twice her age and breaking barriers in the conservative country.
Ali Bongo's eldest son, former presidential spokesman Jessye Ella Ekogha, and four other people were "indicted on Tuesday and remanded in custody",
The 27-year-old artist succumbed to an illness in a Lagos hospital a week ago, sparking widespread speculation about the circumstances surrounding his death.
The incident occurred in the city of Warri, where law enforcement authorities acted upon a tip regarding the alleged gay wedding.
Tunisia suffered a sudden power cut lasting around three hours across the country on Wednesday due to a technical problem, the state-owned monopoly electricity and gas company Steg announced.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has announced for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in next year's elections.
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Ramaphosa said it was time to "massively scale up" aid on development as the world falls short on ambitious UN-backed goals to end extreme poverty by 2030.
