A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman to concurrent prison terms after she pleaded guilty to importing 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria. Will Jessica Ann received 15 years’ imprisonment on the first count and 25 years on the second count. Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu ordered the sentences to
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South Africa has criticised a new United States visa policy targeting certain people accused by Washington of supporting racial discrimination, uncompensated land seizures or violence against minority groups. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the restrictions on Tuesday, 15 September. No affected individuals have been publicly identified, and the measure is not a general
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Egyptian authorities have temporarily closed the Pyramid of Menkaure to visitors as part of routine maintenance work at the Giza pyramid complex. The closure coincides with the reopening of the Pyramid of Khafre under a system that rotates public access between the historic structures while conservation work is carried out. Reports from Egypt Independent and
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Kenya could spend an estimated Sh57.3 billion to conduct its 2027 general election, according to a new study examining the rising cost of elections in the country. The figure is a projection rather than a final government allocation. The amount ultimately spent will depend on the budget approved by Parliament, the number of registered voters
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A South African anti-immigration group has given undocumented migrants until 30 September to leave the country, raising fresh concerns about intimidation and violence against foreign nationals. The March and March movement announced the deadline during a demonstration in Durban and threatened to organise larger protests if its demands were not addressed. The group is calling
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted an Africa-led resolution encouraging wider use of world maps that represent continents and countries in their correct relative sizes. The resolution, titled “Correct the map: Rebalancing global cartographic representation and promoting equitable representation of the world’s regions, particularly Africa”, was adopted on 4 September 2026. It received
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A succession dispute has emerged in Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom after the family of the late King Oyo rejected the selection of television journalist Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as the kingdom’s next monarch. The royal clan’s succession committee announced Kijanangoma’s selection on Wednesday following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. Kijanangoma is
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Kenyan President William Ruto says he has ordered Tata Chemicals to end its operations in the country, escalating a long-running dispute over the company’s soda ash business at Lake Magadi. Speaking during a visit to Kajiado County on Thursday, 3 September, Ruto criticised the company for exporting soda ash without developing enough manufacturing capacity in
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A Nigerian-British taxi driver has been sentenced to six years in prison after falling asleep at the wheel and killing a man in Surrey, England. Kolawole Erunkulu, 45, from Bexleyheath, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving following the collision on the A23 in Merstham. The crash happened shortly before 6:30am on 17 August
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed more than 3,000 people, making it the largest and deadliest outbreak of the disease in the country’s history. Government figures released on Wednesday showed that 3,007 people had died and 6,186 confirmed cases had been recorded. The outbreak has spread across six provinces
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