Uganda’s communications authority has told all service providers to suspend internet access ahead of Thursday’s general election. It justified the decision on the grounds of public safety to…
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More than 2,000 people have been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protests in Iran, a human rights group has said, as President Trump promised…
Niger has revoked the licences of dozens of transport operators and drivers for refusing to deliver fuel to neighbouring Mali where they face possible attacks by jihadists. An…
Sudan’s military-led government has returned to the country’s capital after nearly three years of operating from its wartime base in the eastern city of Port Sudan. Sudan’s Prime…
Ministers have named and shamed 13 councils for failing to do enough to repair potholes. The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a dashboard that shows each area’s…
A US immigration agent has shot dead a 37-year-old woman in the city of Minneapolis, sparking protests overnight. Federal officials said the woman, Renee Nicole Good, had tried…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday suspending Washington’s participation in dozens of UN agencies, commissions and advisory panels focused on climate, labour, migration and…
A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced. The sophisticated plan had been hatched by Lt…
A Nigerian court has granted bail to the country’s former attorney general, Abubakar Malami, along with his wife and son, who are facing money laundering charges. Malami, 58,…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has reaffirmed the country’s continued engagement in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States of America,…