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Piers Potter
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Nigeria deports 100+ foreigners in cybercrime crackdown
Nigeria has deported dozens of foreigners, including 50 Chinese nationals, in a sweeping crackdown on what authorities say is one of the country’s largest foreign-led...
Sudan army denies air strike on WFP aid convoy in Darfur
Sudan’s army has denied responsibility for an air strike that hit a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy delivering aid to famine-stricken communities in Darfur. The...
Ghanaian music icon Shatta Wale detained in Lamborghini scandal
Popular Ghanaian musician Shatta Wale has been detained in connection with a tax investigation linked to his purchase of a luxury car, his management has...
South Africa sports minister faces backlash over racial slur
Brash, outspoken and never far from controversy, South Africa’s Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has built his reputation on calling out racism. Now...
South African MP fights off hijackers in violent ambush
A senior South African MP, Ian Cameron, opened fire to fend off a violent gang attack on him and two colleagues during a work trip...
Sudan’s army accused of torturing detainees to death
A leading Sudanese human rights organisation has accused the national army and security forces of torturing detainees to death and running so-called “execution chambers” in...
Ceasefire row derails DR Congo peace talks with M23
The M23 rebel group has pulled out of peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo, saying it will not return unless the government respects...
Burkina Faso kicks out UN representative after damning child rights findings
Burkina Faso’s military government has expelled the UN’s top official in the country, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, after a UN report accused all sides in the country’s...
South African Army Chief Sparks Uproar with Pro-Iran Remarks
South Africa’s army chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, is facing sharp criticism after reportedly pledging military and political support to Iran during a recent visit to...
French National Arrested in Mali Over Alleged Coup Plot
In a televised statement late on Thursday, Security Minister Gen Daoud Aly Mohammedine alleged that Yann Vezilier was acting “on behalf of the French intelligence...