Nigerian words added to Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford University Press, which publishes the dictionary, said it had added 29 new Nigerian English words and expressions to its…
Liberia's George Weah: Too many broken promises?
Two years after Liberian President George Weah stormed to power on a promise to create jobs and battle corruption in…
South Africans in Wuhan lockdown call for evacuation
Several countries, including the US and Japan, have flown hundreds of their citizens out of the city. South African Pieter…
Tunisia’s ‘trailblazing’ sex-ed programme struggles out of starting blocks
Tunisia’s announcement late last year that it would introduce sex education starting at the primary school level was welcomed as…
Recycling, ecojogging: Togo’s citizens sow seeds of environmental awareness
Issued on: 29/01/2020 – 14:09Modified: 29/01/2020 – 14:09 In Togo, the sorting and recycling of waste is beginning to take…
Tens of thousands take to streets in Ethiopia over abducted students
Issued on: 28/01/2020 – 23:12Modified: 28/01/2020 – 23:12 In tonight’s edition: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets…
‘I will be a candidate’ in Ivory Coast presidential poll, says former rebel Guillaume Soro
Issued on: 28/01/2020 – 16:03Modified: 28/01/2020 – 16:03 Former Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro said on Tuesday he would…
Suspected jihadist attack kills dozens in northern Burkina Faso
Issued on: 28/01/2020 – 12:01Modified: 28/01/2020 – 12:01 Suspected Islamic extremists attacked a busy market in Burkina Faso and killed…
Millions of children living in fear in Sahel region, UNICEF warns
Issued on: 28/01/2020 – 11:54Modified: 28/01/2020 – 11:54 As UNICEF publishes its latest report on the impact of violence in…
UN says children are increasingly victims of brutal Sahel violence
Issued on: 28/01/2020 – 07:41Modified: 28/01/2020 – 07:41 Hundreds of children in the Sahel were killed, maimed or forcibly separated…
Taonga Tembo is putting Zambia's street kids on the global stage
Theatre director Taonga Tembo helps transform the lives of thousands of street kids in Zambia through the performing arts. Source:…
The woman bringing Nigerian creatives together
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Fergal Keane, BBC Africa editor, steps down, suffering from PTSD
Keane had been “dealing privately” with the condition for “several years,” the British broadcaster’s head of newsgathering, Jonathan Munro, said…
World Bank to consider giving Tanzania $500 million education loan despite ban on pregnant schoolgirls
The revamped $500 million loan pledges to provide pregnant girls and new mothers with “Alternative Education Pathways” but falls short…
France warns US against pulling troops out of unstable Sahel region
Issued on: 27/01/2020 – 20:26Modified: 27/01/2020 – 20:26 French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly warned Monday that expected cuts to…
Ivory Coast tests first person in Africa for coronavirus
The 34-year-old student traveled from Beijing to the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan on Saturday and was coughing, sneezing and…
Erdogan to discuss Libya conflict on Algeria visit
Issued on: 26/01/2020 – 16:14Modified: 26/01/2020 – 16:15 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday visited Algeria for talks on…
Soldiers killed in attack on Mali army camp, militants suspected
Issued on: 26/01/2020 – 14:51Modified: 26/01/2020 – 14:51 Nineteen soldiers were killed and five wounded in an attack on an…
'Sex for grades' scandal in Nigeria
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Locked up: Where attempting suicide is a crime
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