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Senegal’s new law criminalizing rape and paedophilia

Senegal now has a new law that criminalizes rape and paedophilia, a move that is meant to fight all forms of violence against women. Passing...

Opinion: Why Ghanaians pray instead of party

We go to great lengths here to start every year on a high note. The belief is if things start off well on the first...

Kenya: Preacher stabs wife and kills himself at pulpit

It was traumatic for some worshipers in Kenyan town of Mombasa when a local preacher stabbed his estranged wife and killed himself at the...

South Africa: Over 20 boys die after circumcision rites

South African authorities have suspended several initiation schools following deadly circumcision ceremonies. Over twenty boys have died in recent weeks during the circumcision rites. The country's...

Nigerian court rules that prostitution is not a crime

A court in Nigeria has declared that commercial sex work is not a crime since the country has no law that forbids it at...

France vows to return looted Benin statues by 2021

The French government has promised to return artworks stolen from Benin during the colonial era. 26 thrones and statues were taken in 1892 during a...

Zambia wants US ambassador withdrawn over gay row

The Zambian government has asked that the United States withdraws its ambassador to the country after he criticized the jailing of two men for...

Sierra Leone’s ban on pregnant school girls is ‘unlawful’

Sierra Leone is under pressure to revoke its ban on pregnant female students after an African regional court ruled that the decision was unlawful. The...

Ghana: Police officer fondles lady’s breast ‘to check for breast cancer’

Ghana's police service has launched investigations into the behavior of a police officer who reportedly stopped a woman in traffic only to fondle her...

Nigerian ‘witchcraft conference’ sparks outrage

A conference meant to discuss issues related to witchcraft in a Nigerian University has sparked outrage. The two-day event being organised by the University of...

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