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Nigeria’s Lagos state authorities expanded their ban on motorcycle taxis, locally known as okadas, to a further four local government areas and local council development areas, local media reported. The commissioner for transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said the expansion of the ban was for security reasons and the best interests of …

Apple will unveil its latest iPhone 14 model on Wednesday, September 7, during one of its famous keynotes online. The new model will be available for pre-order before its release in stores on September 16, according to Mark Guran, tech journalist at Bloomberg. The notch on the iPhone 14 will …

One of Chad’s most prominent rebel leaders, Timan Erdimi, returned home on Thursday after 17 years in exile to take part in national talks aimed at paving the way for elections. Exiled for years after attempting to overthrow former president Idriss Déby Itno, Timan Erdimi returned to N’Djamena on Thursday, …

Police in southern Nigeria have arrested three people following the discovery of 20 mummified bodies near Benin city in Edo state. The corpses were found in a building suspected to be used for a voodoo shrine. A police spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, told the BBC that the corpses of 15 men, …

South African police summoned Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Thursday following a sexual assault complaint against him, local media reported. The assault complaint was made by a woman employed at a hotel where the minister stayed with his wife in the eastern Mpumalanga province earlier this month. Police on Thursday …

In complete ignorance that her husband had installed a surveillance camera in the kitchen, a 45-year-old dermatologist was filmed pouring a household product into her husband’s lemonade. The video that goes viral, outrages internet users. Police arrested the woman for attempted poisoning as soon as they received the CCTV footage. …

Chinese authorities are trying to bring rain to several provinces bordering the Yangtze River in the center of the country to alleviate the drought in the country. Faced with the drought currently affecting China, Hubei province is the latest to announce its participation in “cloud seeding” operations on Wednesday, US …

A French tourist died Tuesday of her injuries after being bitten by stray dogs in a resort in western Sahara, southern Morocco, local authorities said on Wednesday. The victim, 44, whose identity was not disclosed, was attacked by a pack of stray dogs while walking away from her hotel in …

Khaby Lame, the most followed influencer on TikTok, has officially obtained Italian citizenship, La Repubblica and The Guardian reported. Khaby, 22, who started on the social network after losing his job at the start of the coronavirus crisis, said he was “very proud”, the two media reported. The Tiktoker was …

While Kenyan opponent Raila Odinga and his coalition continue to reject the election result, the head of the electoral commission, Wafula Chebukati, on Wednesday raised the issue of the attempt to manipulate the figures. According to the chairperson of the electoral commission, quoted by RFI, four commissioners tried to put …