Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook/in /by
The monthly subscription plans will cost 9.99 euros ($10.58) for web users, while iOS and Android users will have to shell out 12.99 euros a month.
Gambian soldier jailed for failed coup against President Barrow/in /by
Gambia's high court has sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for leading a foiled coup last year against President Adama Barrow's administration.
Nigerian Fashion Designer Bubu Ogisi: Embracing African Stories and Traditions in Style/in /by
She sees herself more as a researcher than a designer, traveling across Africa in search of materials and traditional techniques to incorporate into her IAMISIGO brand creations.
Nigeria: 17 dead in jihadist attack/in /by
An attack by jihadists affiliated with the Islamic State group killed 17 people in a village in north-eastern Nigeria after residents refused to pay them a tax, an anti-jihadist militia and a villager told AFP on Tuesday.
Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads/in /by
A British software firm, Threads Software Limited, has given Meta a 30-day ultimatum to cease using the name "Threads" in the UK, citing ownership of the trademark.
Niger: Niamey appeal court prosecutor confirms escape attempt by Bazoum/in /by
"These are real facts, not an act," said Salissou Chaïbou of Mohamed Bazoum's escape attempt, in a statement broadcast on the national television station Télé Sahel.
King Charles III on visit to Nairobi says ‘no excuse’ for past wrongdoings’/in /by
"The wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret. There were abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against Kenyans as they waged - a painful struggle for independence and sovereignty, and for that, there can be no excuse..." King Charles III
Survivors recall horror of Timbuktu boat attack in Mali/in /by
The attack on September 7 destroyed dozens of lives and left the ferry - which provided a regular link between Malian towns on the banks of the river Niger across hundreds of kilometres of semi-desert - a burnt-out wreck
Innovative hydroelectric power plant brings electricity to Kenyan communities/in /by
The plant now provides electricity to more than 2,000 households in Murang'a County, helping accelerate the Kenyan government’s rural electrification programme.
Gaza: First foreigners and dual nationals cross the Rafah terminal into Egypt/in /by
Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for Gaza's health ministry told AFP that his department had submitted to Egypt a list of 4,000 wounded requiring treatment that could not be provided in the Gaza Strip