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A Nigerian court has sentenced doctor Olufemi Olaleye to life in prison for raping his wife’s teenage niece, the BBC reported. The prosecutor said Dr Olufemi Olaleye sexually assaulted the girl for more than a year until his wife found out and informed the police. The doctor had pleaded not …

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Cairo, the Egyptian capital, to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, after his visit to Jordan this Wednesday. Egypt, from where humanitarian aid passes to the Gaza Strip, is a key player in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Its president, General al-Sissi, who …

Health authorities in Nigeria have announced the start of HPV (human papillomavirus infection) vaccination in a bid to combat cervical cancer in the country. HPV, a common virus usually spread through intimate sexual contact, can in a minority of cases lead to cervical cancer. In 2021, a major study found …

North Korea has announced plans to close its embassy in Uganda, ending half a century of diplomatic presence in one of its oldest African allies. The move was announced on Monday, after a meeting between Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and North Korean ambassador Jong Tong Hak. A statement from the …

South Africa’s sports minister has expressed support for rugby star Bongi Mbonambi, who was accused of using a racial slur towards England’s Tom Curry during the World Cup semi-final last Saturday. “Bongi Mbonambi is us. We support you Bongi, and the rest of the Springboks as you prepare for the …

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a one-year, seven-month-old baby in Ghana. “The victim went to play in the convict’s room and on her return, her diaper was soaked with blood,” reports said. The victim’s mother went to …

An ordained Kenyan Catholic priest took the unusual step of getting married and presided over the wedding ceremony in the Kiambu area, just north of the capital, Nairobi, Kenya. In the Catholic tradition, priests are supposed to commit to a life of celibacy but Reverend Father has now joined a …

Police in Assin-Praso have intensified the search for a teenage father who allegedly poisoned his 10-day-old baby with a weed killer in the Assin North district of Ghana’s Central Region. “The move was to kill the baby, who had become a burden of a sort to the suspect and the …

Liberia’s electorate is expected to announce the final results of the presidential election after declaring it has completed counting of ballots across the country. Voting was repeated last week in two polling stations in north-eastern Nimba county. This is after ballots were tampered with by unknown people during the first …

Algeria’s appeal court has sentenced 38 people for the 2021 lynching of a man wrongly suspected of starting wildfires. The court on Monday found them guilty of multiple charges, including murder, torture and incitement leading to murder. The 38 were handed death sentences, but these will be commuted to life …