Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term/in /by
Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts.
Women engineers break barriers amid Somalia construction boom/in /by
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.
Gabon: Ali Bongo’s son and other relatives jailed for “high treason”/in /by
Ali Bongo's eldest son, former presidential spokesman Jessye Ella Ekogha, and four other people were "indicted on Tuesday and remanded in custody",
Probe launched into death of Afropop star MohBad/in /by
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.
Nigerian court grants bail to 69 arrested in controversial ‘Gay Wedding’ raid/in /by
The incident occurred in the city of Warri, where law enforcement authorities acted upon a tip regarding the alleged gay wedding.
Tunisia suffers nationwide power cut/in /by
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.
Nigeria: Tinubu Woos ExxonMobil Chief, Says Nigeria Is Ready for Business/in /by
[Daily Trust] President Bola Tinubu met with a delegation of global energy giant ExxonMobil, in New York, where he said, "Nigeria has never been more ready for business than it is now."
Rwanda: Kagame announces he will run for a fourth term/in /by
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has announced for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in next year's elections.
South Africa leader says money spent on war is ‘indictment’ of world/in /by
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.
Kenya: CS Kuria Apologizes Over Fuel Price Hike Remarks/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has apologised over his remarks on fuel price increase.