IN SHORT: A statement circulating online, supposedly from the rights watchdog, claims the organisation supports the deportation of Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi from Kenya for allegedly failing to ...

According to International Monetary Fund estimates of gross government debt (% of GDP), the least indebted are Libya, Botswana and Equatorial Guinea, all at under 25%.

Data shows almost 9 million people were employed in 1994, but changes in survey methodology make comparisons with later ...

On 8 September 2025, Jozi FM radio host Penny Ntuli uploaded two videos to TikTok showing her and a friend dancing on the ...

IN SHORT: A video circulating on social media shows Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni apparently pleading with Ugandans to vote for him one last time, claiming he has projects to complete. However, ...

Partly. Since 28 May 2024, adults may grow cannabis privately for personal use under the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act 7 of 2024. Commercial “recreational” farming and trade remain illegal.

Not at the federal level. However, in 12 predominantly Muslim northern states, Sharia-based laws can impose the death penalty for consensual same‑sex activity.

IN SHORT: Several social media posts claim that Olumide Akpata, a prominent Labour Party member, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. But Akpata says the claim is false. “Olumide Akpata, ...

With an official investigation into corruption in the country’s police about to get underway, we unpack what these inquiries ...

A photo making the rounds on Facebook claims to show a South Sudanese woman selling bullets on an otherwise normal market day ...

In July 2025, Nigeria’s chief of army staff Olufemi Oluyede encouraged young people to pursue careers in the military, stressing the value of ...