A female MP in Tanzania has called for checks to determine whether or not her…
Africa
Tunisia militants jailed for 2015 attacks (BBC)
Seven jihadists have been sentenced to life in prison in Tunisia over gun and grenade…
Nigerians seek safety in Cameroon as Boko Haram crisis escalates (IrinNews)
A wave of increasingly sophisticated militant attacks in northeastern Nigeria has forced almost 60,000 people…
Sierra Leone declares emergency over rape and sexual assault (BBC)
Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency over sexual and gender-based violence after recorded cases…
Maltese port manager shot dead in Somalia (BBC)
A Maltese port manager has been shot dead in Somalia’s northern semi-autonomous Puntland state, officials…
Woman demands payment as lover dumps her after nine years (Punch)
A Zimbabwean woman, Auxillia Mutikinye, has declared that she deserves payment for staying with her lover…
South African president signs ‘transparent’ party funding bill (Guardian)
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill to regulate public and private funding…
ECOWAS, others move to eliminate child marriage in West Africa (Guardian)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed commitment to eliminate child marriage…
Zimbabwe president Mnangagwa skips Davos over protests (BBC)
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has broken off a trip to Europe after violent protests in…
African Union concern over DR Congo vote (BBC)
The African Union (AU) says there are “serious doubts” about the outcome of elections in…