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Sixteen-year jail term sought for Miss Rwanda organiser
October 6, 2022
Sixteen-year jail term sought for Miss Rwanda organiser
Rwandan prosecutors are requesting 16 years in prison for Dieudonné Kagame Ishimwe, the Rwanda beauty pageant organiser accused of sexual…
Morocco issues first cannabis production permits
October 5, 2022
Morocco issues first cannabis production permits
The Moroccan government has issued 10 permits for farmers to legally grow cannabis for industry and export for the first…
Uganda confirms death of another medic from Ebola
October 5, 2022
Uganda confirms death of another medic from Ebola
The Ugandan health ministry has confirmed the death of another health worker, an anaesthetic officer, who died in the early…
Liberia seizes $100m cocaine haul and arrests three
October 4, 2022
Liberia seizes $100m cocaine haul and arrests three
The authorities in Liberia say they have seized $100m (£88m) worth of cocaine in a suburb of the capital Monrovia.…
Ukraine makes breakthrough in south against Russia
October 4, 2022
Ukraine makes breakthrough in south against Russia
Ukrainian troops have retaken more territory in regions illegally annexed by Russia, with Kyiv’s forces advancing near the southern city…
Coup attempt appears under way in Burkina Faso
September 30, 2022
Coup attempt appears under way in Burkina Faso
A coup attempt appears to be underway in Burkina Faso. Gunshots have been heard near the presidential palace and access…
Zambia’s president vows to remove insult law
September 22, 2022
Zambia’s president vows to remove insult law
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has told the BBC he will push for the scrapping of a controversial law that criminalises…
Cholera deaths hit camp for ex-Boko Haram fighters
September 20, 2022
Cholera deaths hit camp for ex-Boko Haram fighters
A cholera outbreak has caused deaths at a camp in north-eastern Nigeria that holds former Boko Haram fighters and their…
Indonesian Consul calls on British High Commissioner
September 20, 2022
Indonesian Consul calls on British High Commissioner
The Honorary Consul of Indonesia in Ghana, Paskal A. B. Rois, has paid a courtesy call on the British High Commissioner to…
Funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II ongoing
September 19, 2022
Funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II ongoing
The funeral service for UK’s longest-serving monarch is being held at Westminster Abbey in London. Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin is…