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A group of South Africans have started a petition against plans by the department of basic education to introduce unisex or gender-neutral toilets in schools, local media reported The petition has been signed by over 60,000 people so far. “Toilets are private and suggesting that girls and boys share toilets …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of a traditional ruler in the south-eastern state of Imo. Gunmen in cars and motorbikes attacked the palace of Eze Ignitius Asor, the traditional ruler of the Obudi-Agwa community on Monday, shooting him dead. They also killed two aides of the monarch …

Police command in Nigeria announced the arrest of a 16-year-old boy, for raping his brother’s wife as well as nine other women on different occasions. In an interview with newsmen, he admitted to committing the crime and then confessed to have raped nine other girls at a farm settlement in a …

French media RFI and France 24 have launched the seventh edition of the Africa App Challenge under the theme “digital at the service of sustainable agriculture”. This challenge is open to all Africans and companies from the continent with a project applicable in French-speaking Africa. Projects must be submitted in …

An eight-year-old boy had been kidnapped in Kenya by his stepfather who demanded a ransom from his wife before releasing the boy. The mother reported the matter of the missing child at Embakasi police station as she found a note by the husband demanding a ransom to release the minor. …

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing bread and other items worth N679,000 in Nigeria’s Osun state. Among the items he stole were packs of soft drinks, table water, a carton of wine and 50 loaves of bread, among others. He pleaded guilty to …

The world population exceeds 8 billion inhabitants on Tuesday, according to the official estimate of the United Nations, which sees in it “an important milestone in human development” and a reminder, in the midst of COP27, of “our shared responsibility to take care of our planet”. For the UN, “this …

A spokesperson for the presidency in the Central African Republic has denied that President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was evacuated to Rwanda on Sunday for medical treatment after “a serious fall”. CAR and international media widely circulated the news after a pro-opposition website claimed Mr Touadéra was injured in a “serious fall” …

Police in Nigeria say suspected Biafran separatists have shot dead a traditional ruler and his two aides in the south-eastern state of Imo, local media reported. The gunmen visited the palace in Oguta under the guise of reporting an emergency situation before opening fire. It was not immediately clear why …

A 39-year-old tricyclist beat his colleague to death after he got into a fight in the Oke-Aro axis of Akure South Local Government Area in Ondo State, Nigeria, local media reported. He was said to have been hit in a delicate spot that made him collapse and fainted but was …