Africa
Sierra Leone president sacks justice minister
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has sacked the attorney general who is also the justice minister.
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Africa
Africa
How Nigeria succeeded in clipping Twitter’s wings
Twitter has agreed to a raft of conditions to end a seven-month ban in Nigeria, in what feels like a big win for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in its efforts to regulate the internet, some analysts say.
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Africa
Nigerian separatist leader faces fresh charges
The Nigerian government has filed fresh charges that border on terrorism against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu.
BBC
Crime
Jammeh To Justice coalition disappointed with reparations allocated to victims
The Jammeh To Justice Ghana Coalition, says it is disappointed in the amount of money allotted by the Gambian government to families of victims who were killed under ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh
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Africa
Kenyan MP suspended for offering sweets in parliament
The MPs passed several amendments to the law on political parties ahead of this year’s general elections.
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Africa
Senegal rejects attempt to toughen anti-gay laws
The bill would have lengthened the term to a maximum of 10 years and led to a threefold increase in the maximum fines.
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Africa
Liberian opposition figure wanted over alleged forgery
The ALP accuses him of forging the coalition agreement document by editing and replacing a section on how parties can exit the coalition.
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Africa
‘Sanction presidents who amend constitutions to gain undue advantage’
Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Leader of Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, highlighted some of the democratic gains in Ghana and ECOWAS as a whole.
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Africa
Black Axe: Leaked documents shine spotlight on secretive Nigerian gang
The “Black Axe” gang has been operating for decades in Nigeria and is among the country’s most-feared organised crime syndicates. Membership of these syndicates, known as “cults” or “fraternities”, is outlawed in Nigeria.
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Africa
Video of police graduates threatening Kenyans condemned
The recruits are members of the General Service Unit (GSU), a paramilitary unit of the Kenya police who wear red berets.
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