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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…

Hospital doctors in the UK will on Thursday stage the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety. The unprecedented five-day stoppage over pay and staffing is…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu was elected at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the…

The World Bank has provided one billion dollars to strengthen resilience and improve the livelihood of the people in the countries affected by the insurgency in Lake Chad. The bank’s Country Manager for Chad, Mr Rasit Pertesv, made…

Between 2023 and 2025, 12 nations in various parts of Africa will each receive 18 million doses of the first-ever RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine. This information was released in a press release issued jointly on Wednesday by Gavi, the…