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Madagascar’s military ruler decrees that ministers must pass lie detector tests | Madagascar

Madagascar’s military president has said new ministers will have to pass lie detector tests to root out corrupt candidates, after he dismissed the prime...

Some of the world’s poorest countries to lose UK aid due to 56% budget cut | Global development

Some of the world’s poorest countries will lose out on UK aid that funds programmes such as schools and clinics, due to budget cuts...

Woman has sentence quashed by Tanzania court after over a decade on death row | Global development

A woman with severe intellectual disabilities in Tanzania has had her conviction and death sentence quashed after spending more than a decade in prison...

Ugandans to vote in election expected to extend Museveni’s four-decade rule | Uganda

Ugandans are preparing to vote in an election that is expected to result in Yoweri Museveni extending his nearly four-decade grip on power in...

Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Somalis in US | Trump administration

The Trump administration is terminating temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalis living in the United States, giving hundreds of people two months to leave...

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accuses Lagos hospital of negligence after son’s death | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys.Nkanu Nnamdi...

Attempt to overturn the Gambia’s ban on FGM heard by supreme court | Global development

A group of religious leaders and an MP in the Gambia have launched efforts to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation at the...

Two weeks on, questions linger over targeting and impact of US airstrikes in Nigeria | Nigeria

Two weeks after the US carried out Christmas Day airstrikes in north-west Nigeria on what it described as Islamic State fighters, questions remain over...

Anthony Joshua’s driver charged with dangerous driving after fatal crash in Nigeria | Anthony Joshua

Nigerian police have charged Anthony Joshua’s driver with causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash that killed two people.Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46,...

Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains | Anthropology

A cremation pyre built about 9,500 years ago has been discovered in Africa, offering a fresh glimpse into the complexity of ancient hunter-gatherer communities.Researchers...

US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts | Aid

The $2bn (£1.5bn) of aid the US pledged this week may have been hailed as “bold and ambitious” by the UN but could be...

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