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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
June 03, 2025
More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods
June 03, 2025
Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa
LAGOS — At the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming just another statistic in Nigeria, where a woman dies giving birth every seven minutes, on average.Going into labor during a doctors' strike meant that, despite being in hospital, there was no expert help on hand once a complication emerged.Her baby's head was stuck and she was just told to lie still during labour, which lasted three days.Eventually a Caesarean was recommended and a doctor was located who was prepared to carry it out."I thanked God because I was almost dying. I had no strength left, I had nothing left," Ms Salahu tells the BBC from Kano state in the north of the country.She survived, but tragically her baby died.Eleven years on, she has gone back to hospital to give birth several times...
June 03, 2025
One death every seven minutes: The world's worst country to give birth
LAGOS — At least 88 people have been confirmed dead after floods submerged Mokwa, a market town in Nigeria’s Niger State, on Thursday, an official said.Husseini Isah, head of the operations office in Minna, capital of Niger State, said that many more are still at risk, with rescue efforts underway on Friday. Earlier reports said at least 20 died.“The number keeps rising,” Isah told The Associated Press. “But at the last count, 88 bodies have been recovered.”The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours. According to local reports quoting residents and local government officials, a dam collapse in a nearby town worsened the situation.Mokwa is a major meeting point for traders from the south and food growers in the north of the country.In a similar...
May 30, 2025
At least 88 people dead after floods submerge market town in Nigeria
