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Nigeria police chief sentenced to 3 months in jail

The high court in Nigeria has sentenced the country’s police chief to three months in prison for disobeying a court order. The ruling followed a lawsuit by a police officer who was dismissed in 1992. The officer challenged his forced…

Nigeria launches new banknotes to help curb corruption

Regulators have said January 31 is the deadline for old notes to either be used or deposited at banks. Nigeria has launched newly designed currency notes, a move that the West African nation’s central bank says will help curb inflation…

US urges withdrawal of foreign forces in Tigray

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed about the implementation of the ceasefire deal between government troops and Tigray forces in the north. “ Ethiopian Prime Minister and I discussed the…

Kenya collapsed building owner to face murder charges

The owner of a five-storey building under construction that collapsed last week on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, will face murder charges, police have said. The building collapsed on a neighbouring home and killed a…