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A court has slapped a man with three life sentences after finding him guilty of raping his biological daughters, News Agency of Nigeria reported. On Thursday, July 14, Justice Abiola Soladoye, who presided over Nigeria’s Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offenses Court, sentenced Michake Ogbar, describing his conduct as a “disgrace …

Technology giant Meta removed thousands of posts targeting Kenyan users on its social media platform Facebook for violating its policies ahead of the August elections. Four years ago, bosses at the now-defunct British consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica were apparently caught on camera boasting of the control they had exerted in …

The United Nations mission in Mali (Minusma) expressed in a press release its regrets, following the expulsion of its spokesperson, Olivier Salgado, in this West African country. Mr Salgado angered Mali’s leaders by saying they had been informed of the arrival of Ivorian soldiers, whom the army-led government accused of …

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, will welcome the leaders of the African continent in mid-December as part of the first major summit organized by the United States for Africa. In a statement, President Biden said the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, scheduled for 13-15 December will underscore the importance …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of one of two Catholic priests by kidnappers in the northern state of Kaduna. Rev Father John Mark Cheitnum’s decomposing body was found on Tuesday – four days after he was seized by gunmen. The other priest was freed after a ransom …

The leader of the opposition Democratic Party in Uganda, Norbert Mao, has signed a cooperation agreement with the ruling National Resistance Movement party of President Yoweri Museveni. It was signed on Wednesday following a meeting between the two leaders at State House, Entebbe. President Museveni praised leaders of Democratic Party …

A fine of 21 billion rubles (about 363 million euros) has been imposed by a Moscow court on the American giant Google. The society is accused of not having blocked false information on the special operation of the Russian army in Ukraine, content deemed to be propaganda of what Moscow …

Several Malawians took to the streets of the capital, Lilongwe, to demand the resignation of President Lazarus Chakwera. Protesters accuse the president of not dealing with the high cost of living. They want a fresh presidential election to be held, local media reported. A high court is reported to have …

Seventeen US lawmakers, including rising left-wing star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were arrested in Washington on Tuesday following a demonstration to defend the right to abortion, police said. “We have arrested a total of 35 people” including “17 members of Congress” because after three summons, “some of the demonstrators (refused) to leave …

Israel and Morocco cemented their military alliance during talks in Rabat on Tuesday between Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi and senior Moroccan officials, as part of growing cooperation between the two states. General Kochavi was received by Abdellatif Loudiyi, Minister Delegate in charge of Defense, for the first official visit …