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A Moroccan university professor accused of giving students good grades in return for sexual favours has been condemned for two years in prison. It was the first such verdict in a “sex for good grades” scandal that has rocked the North African country since September, when Moroccan media picked up …

Activists in Sudan have called for mass protests across the country on Thursday, to demonstrate against the military rule and demand the restoration of democracy. The protest initially scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed for a day at the last minute. The Sudanese Professionals’ Association – the group that mobilised protests …

The popular Nigerian comedian Sunday Joshua, popularly known as De General has been arrested during a raid by the drug law enforcement agency. De General has been arrested with three suspects who were in possession of 200 sachets of 225 mg Tramadol – a restricted drug used to treat pain …

The Nigerian government said it has lifted its ban on Twitter, seven months after it accused the social media firm of siding with the secessionists. Nigerians can now resume using Twitter social networks, suspended since June 2021. But the government said it was reversing the ban after Twitter agreed to …

The Ugandan army says Benjamin Kisokeranio, commander of the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was captured in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was arrested in DR Congo’s South Kivu province when entering the country from Burundi. In November the Kinshasa government agreed to let the Ugandan military …

A woman and two children have died after a church collapsed during a church service on Tuesday evening in Asaba, the capital of Delta state in southern Nigeria, the BBC reported. Delta state police spokesperson Bright Edafe confirmed the tragedy adding that 18 people, including children, had been rescued. “Eleven …

Former US President Donald Trump in an interview with national Radio NPR said he was in favor of vaccination against covid-19 but against all forms of its imposition. Mr Trump on Wednesday said he is opposed to any obligation to have a vaccine against Covid-19, while recommending to be vaccinated. …

A bomb explosion at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, has claimed several lives, according to local media. The blast took place on a road by the entrance to a camp for the Somali Air Force which is close to the international airport. Although it is not …

Prominent lawmaker and lawyer, member of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), Henry Kemende was shot dead in the city of Bamenda, in northwestern Cameroon. Gunmen forced Senator Henry Kemende to get out of his car and then shot him in the chest, party communication secretary Denis Nkelemo told to BBC. …

Authorities in Zimbabwe have introduced new prison uniforms in order to get “colonial historical injustices out of our minds”, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. Male inmates will move from wearing white shirts and trousers to orange ones. Female prisoners will change their green dresses for pink ones. The minister …