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Liberian leader and football legend George Weah has conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was "time to put national interest above personal interest". With 99.5 percent of…

A social media influencer, Neth Nahara, in Angola has had her prison sentence increased to two years for "insulting" President João Lourenço on TikTok. Ana da Silva Miguel, popularly known as Neth Nahara, was initially sentenced by a…

An Australian woman, Annie Knight corporate employment was terminated after her employer learned about her secret OnlyFans account. Annie Knight, 26, spoke about her experience on SBS's Insight, on Wednesday. She also expressed…

The commencement of hostilities between Israel and Hamas has prompted a request for a ceasefire and for talks from the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Hamas, a Palestinian military organisation, attacked Israel on Saturday. The…

Filippo Ferlazzo, the Italian who beat Italy-based Nigerian man Alika Ogorchukwu to death in July 2022, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. The 39-year-old Nigerian who was murdered by beating in the Italian city of Civitanova…

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame will stand for re-election next year, hoping to extend nearly a quarter of a century in power. Kagame, who became president in 2000, is eligible to continue in office for another decade after a…

France authorities were on Monday imposing a newly-announced ban on the abaya Muslim dress for women in schools, with over 500 establishments under scrutiny as children across the country returned to class. The government announced…

The United States of America's Maryland Learner's Permit Tests will now provide tests in Yoruba in addition to nine other new languages. According to CBS News, the tests and study guides are currently available in English, Spanish,…

The African Union Peace and Security Council said Thursday it had decided to “immediately suspend” Gabon following the military coup this week. The body said on X, formerly Twitter, that it “strongly condemns the military takeover of…

Military in Gabon on Wednesday staged a coup in the central African country, saying it has taken power after President Ali Bongo was declared winner in Saturday’s election. Army officers appeared on national television to say they…

Ten people have been killed in a private jet crash in Russia - and the country’s Civil Aviation Authority say Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list. TASS news agency reported that seven passengers and three…

Canada is dealing with growing housing costs, which could result in limiting the number of foreign students who are granted visas. According to Reuters, Canadian Housing Minister Sean Fraiser made this statement while speaking with…

Lucy Letby, a former neonatal nurse who was arrested in 2018 and later convicted of murdering seven babies in her care at a hospital in northern England and attempting to kill six others, was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no…

The junta in the Niger Republic has finally agreed to negotiations with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to address the political situation in the Sahel nation after weeks of rejecting diplomatic overtures from the…

Members of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, on Sunday, gave the Nigerien military a seven-day deadline to restore constitutional order and restore ousted President Muhammed Bazoum to his position. This came…