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A Senegalese man who piloted a boat in the English Channel has been found guilty of the manslaughter of four migrants who drowned when it ran into difficulty. Ibrahima Bah, a migrant himself, had offered…

Protests are being held in the Nigerian cities of Oyo and Ibadan against the rising cost of living. The latest demonstrations in the south of the country follow similar ones held in northern Nigeria two…

X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said. Most had…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is meeting state governors to discuss the crippling cost of living crisis. One of Nigeria’s most influential traditional rulers, the Sultan of Sokoto, said on Wednesday the country was at a…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has directed a mandatory recitation of the national pledge at all official and public events in the country.

At least 13 Sudanese migrants have died and 27 others are missing after their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast, a Tunisian official has said.

Kelvin Kangethe, 41, was arrested last week while leaving a club in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after a months-long manhunt by Kenyan and US authorities. A court had allowed his detention for 30 days awaiting possible…

Ugandan-born Judge Julia Sebutinde has been elected vice-president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, Netherlands.