Africa
Zimbabwe passes Marriages Amendment Bill, bride price mandatory
The amended law empowers marriage officers to find out whether a bride price was paid.
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Nigeria bans foreigners from dealing directly with farmers, plans to draft law for same
The new directive by the government is said to prevent foreigners, usually Chinese and Lebanese nationals, from buying agricultural products at lower prices from farmers.
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US agency sues woman for refusing to refund $65,683.50 mistakenly paid for 1998 terror attack
The money was supposed to go to a Mary Njoki Muiruri, but due to a mix-up in middle names, the money went to the wrong person. Ms Ngunyi is yet to respond to the suit.
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US bans Kenyan politician and family over corruption
The US says while in office he "solicited bribes and kickbacks in exchange for awarding government contracts to his associates".
BBC
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Nigerians banned from going to fight in Ukraine
This follows reports of alleged recruitment of volunteers in the country to fight on the side of Ukraine.
BBC
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Nigerian lawmakers reject bill to regulate foreign education for public officers’ children
The bill by Mr Ogun proposed that a public officer can only send his/her children or wards to foreign schools after approval of the Minister of Education. It also requires that the officers must provide proof of ability to pay the school fe...
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Kenya atheists seek ban on school prayer days
The group says the prayer days are in contravention to students’ rights.
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KPMG, PWC, others barred from providing legal services in Nigeria
The suits were before Honourable Justices O. O Oguntoyinbo and M. Shitu Abubakar of the Abeokuta Division of the Federal High Court and the various reliefs sought from the court were centered on prohibiting the big four accounting firms fro...
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Kenya and Zimbabwe banned from world football by Fifa
A Fifa ban means the two countries cannot take part in international competitions until the suspension is lifted.
BBC
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Kenyan schoolgirl jailed over Schools fire deaths
The 18-year-old committed the offence in 2017 aged 14 in her first year at the prestigious Moi Girls School.
BBC