Nigeria pauses controversial expatriate employment levy
Nigeria has paused a controversial annual levy that would require businesses employing expatriates to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 (£8,000) for other workers.
President Bola Tinubu imposed the tax over a week...
Zimbabwe condemns fresh ‘illegal and coercive’ US sanctions
Zimbabwe's government has condemned fresh sanctions that the US imposed against the country's president and senior officials on Monday.
The US accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the others on its list of corruption and human...
Haiti violence: State of emergency declared after mass jailbreak
Haiti has declared a 72-hour state of emergency and night curfew in and around the capital because of two jailbreaks and spiralling insecurity.
At the weekend, armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison, leading to...
Moroccan IS fighters sentenced to death in Somalia
A military court in Somalia has sentenced six Islamic State fighters from Morocco to death.
The men will be executed by a firing squad if their appeal, which they have one month to file, is...
Ghana: Consensual same-sex conduct should never be criminalized – UN Human Rights boss
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today 28 February 2024 said the passage in the Ghanaian Parliament of the so-called “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024” is profoundly disturbing.
“The bill...
Benin offers 2,000 troops to Kenya-led Haiti force
Benin has offered to contribute 2,000 troops to a UN-approved Kenyan-led multinational security force that will be deployed to fight gang violence in Haiti.
The announcement was made on Monday during a press briefing held...
Mauritius bars Norwegian cruise ship due to health risks
The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) has barred a Norwegian cruise ship from docking at its ports, fearing health risks after some passengers onboard the ship developed a stomach illness.
"The decision not to allow the...
South Carolina primary: Donald Trump easily defeats Nikki Haley in her home state
Donald Trump is one step closer to the Republican presidential nomination after a massive win over Nikki Haley in South Carolina.
The former president won his primary opponent's home state by a 20-point margin, his...
ECOWAS lifts sanctions imposed on junta-led Niger
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rescinded all commercial and economic sanctions imposed on the Republic of Niger.
Last year, the nation removed its democratically elected leader, Mohammed Bazoum, prompting a severe...
The awful conditions that cattle are kept in ships
Residents of Cape Town woke up to a pungent, sewage-like smell engulfing their city on Monday morning.
The source? A ship from Brazil carrying 19,000 cattle had anchored in the South African city the night...