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June 20, 2025
Nigerian university sparks outrage as staff check whether female students are wearing bras before exams
June 17, 2025
Kenya's deputy police chief steps aside amid uproar over blogger's death
June 16, 2025
Uganda leader signs new law allowing military trials for civilians
June 16, 2025
Zambian ex-president's family settle funeral row with government
June 16, 2025
Safety fears force Cape Town parents to seek former white-only schools
ABUJA — Nigeria's president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after his execution sparked global outrage.Along with eight other campaigners, Saro-Wiwa was convicted of murder, then hanged in 1995 by the then-military regime.Many believed the activists were being punished for leading protests against the operations of oil multinationals, particularly Shell, in Nigeria's Ogoniland. Shell has long denied any involvement in the executions.Though the pardons have been welcomed, some activists and relatives say they do not go far enough.As well as issuing the pardons on Thursday, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu bestowed national honors on Saro-Wiwa and his fellow campaigners, who were known as the Ogoni Nine.The nine men - Saro-Wiwa, Barinem Kiobel, John Kpuinen,...
June 13, 2025
Nigeria pardons activist Ken Saro-Wiwa 30 years after execution
June 13, 2025
Burundi's ruling party wins every seat in poll as rivals say democracy 'killed'
June 08, 2025
Rwanda pulls out of regional bloc over DR Congo row
June 04, 2025
At least five killed in attack on aid convoy in Sudan’s western Darfur region, UN says
June 03, 2025
Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali's army
