A Nigerian national living in Lynn, Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged with unlawfully voting in two US elections despite allegedly not being an American citizen. Gladys Adaeze Okafor, 56, is accused of voting...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, Will Jessica Ann, to 25 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to importing 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria. Justice...
At least 16 people, including five police officers, have been killed after a vehicle carrying explosives crashed into a mosque in north-western Pakistan, according to a senior police official in Peshawar. The incident occurred...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has revoked an award presented to a Muslim cleric after past remarks in which he praised al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden came to light. Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi was...
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a serious public health concern, with data pointing to persistent gaps in infection prevention and control measures, Africa’s leading public health agency has warned....
South African police have confirmed the discovery of the body of a ninth woman in two months, intensifying concerns over a series of unexplained deaths in areas east of Johannesburg. The latest victim was...
The United States has paid $725 million to the United Nations, helping to reduce its outstanding debt to the organisation and secure its voting rights at the U.N. General Assembly, which is due to...
The family of a Texas woman who died from a pregnancy-related complication has sued Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and the doctors who treated her, alleging that an abortion could have saved her life...
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on individuals it accuses of discriminating against South Africa’s white minority, further deepening tensions between Washington and Pretoria. The Trump administration has repeatedly criticised South Africa over...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged that authorities will leave “no stone unturned” in their efforts to identify those responsible for the deaths of several women in and around Kempton Park, north-east of...
