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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
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko will not be able to re-register on the electoral rolls/in /by
A department of the Senegalese interior ministry on Tuesday refused to accept the electoral commission's request to reinstate opposition politician Ousmane Sonko on the electoral roll and to issue him with documents essential to his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election.
American couple fined in adopted child torture case in Uganda/in /by
"How can a couple who admitted to having beaten and mistreated a child, deprived him of food and water and made him stay in a cold room without clothes be given a light sentence, to pay a fine and... to leave?", activist Proscovia Najjumba told AFP.
Saudi Arabia confirmed as sole bidder for 2034 FIFA men’s world cup/in /by
"It's a big achievement which represents the whole region and not only the Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia). Congratulations to each Saudi and each one living here." Nabil al-Rifai, Saudi resident of Riyadh