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From Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination The social and economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly hard on persons affected…

Prince Andrew is to face a civil case in the US over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17. Virginia Giuffre is suing…

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done…

A man has been arrested for setting the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town on fire. The fire has severely damaged…

The 20-year sentence handed to Beninese opposition leader Reckya Madougou is part of efforts to stifle democracy, her lawyer has told the BBC. Madougou was convicted…

Africa’s largest mobile phone company MTN has announced mandatory Covid-19 vaccines for its staff from January but it will give exemptions on “certain clearly defined grounds”.…

The US has removed Nigeria from the list of religious violators, ahead of the visit by the Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the country. The…

There are currently about 34 African countries on the World Bank and IMF’s heavily indebted countries’ list, according to data obtained by Business Insider Africa. Among…

The US Justice Department (DoJ) is suing ride-hailing app Uber over allegations it has been overcharging disabled people. The DoJ claims Uber’s “wait time” fees are…

At least 25 children aged five to six have died after their straw-hut classrooms caught fire in southern Niger, officials say. Several others were injured during…

At least five people are now known to have died in a fatal plane crash on Tuesday morning shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport, South…

Petrol prices have hit 142.94p a litre, their highest level to date, according to the RAC motoring organisation. Fuel prices were last around this level in…