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A US court has sentenced a Nigerian businessman to 10 years in jail for running a cyber fraud scheme that stole at least $11m from its victims. Obinwanne Okeke, also known as Invictus Obi, used Nigerian-based companies to defraud people in the US state of Virginia. His Invictus Group companies …

China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the WHO wrapped up its field work in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Hours after the WHO team revealed preliminary findings …

Joe Biden the new American President promised to rebuild his country’s partnership with the African Union (AU) moments after he delivered his first foreign policy speech since taking office. His predecessor, Donald Trump, sparked a row in 2018 over his alleged use of the word “shithole” to describe African nations. …

An American has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for abusing underage girls in a Kenyan orphanage. Christian missionary Gregory Dow set up the orphanage with his wife in 2008. “Gregory Dow was the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing,” said the FBI’s Michael Driscoll. Last year, Dow …

With his final two performances, the late Chadwick Boseman earned two NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Image Awards nominations, while “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” could make its presence felt at next month’s ceremony. The awards honoring entertainers and writers of color will air on CBS on …

The US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised against all travel to Tanzania. The health agency has updated Tanzania’s alert to level four, meaning transmission of coronavirus is “high or rising rapidly”. Forty-one African countries have been listed in level four, the highest category of alert. “Travellers …

The legendary actress Cicely Tyson died Thursday night at age 96, according to her family. No details were immediately provided. Tyson is known for uplifting the stories of black women both on stage and the big screen. Oprah Winfrey took to twitter to honor Tyson’s legacy. “She used her career …

Joe Biden the new American president revoked the Trump administration’s ban on openly transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military through executive order Monday morning, calling it “the right thing to do.” “President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service, and that America’s strength …

Climate activists in South Africa have welcomed the U.S President Joe Biden’s move to rejoin the Paris climate accord. This comes more than three years after former President Donald Trump pulled the U.S out of the agreement. Hours after his inauguration on Wednesday, Joe Biden signed an executive order to …

While the former US president Donald Trump did not show a particular interest for Africa, many people are wondering what will be the place of Africa in the new American president Joe Biden’s administration. Which policy will he adopt towards Africa? Many African countries were delighted at the election of …