‘I cannot teach you integrity’: How employee theft is hurting small businesses in Africa
That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.
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Gunmen kill at least 10 villagers and loot shops in northeast Nigeria
Police are searching for other casualties, with officials warning the actual death toll could rise further.
Gunmen kill at least 10 people in eastern Nigeria, police say
Nigerian police say a large group carried out the attack on Binnari village in Taraba State.
WHO announces start of Ebola vaccine clinical trial in DR Congo
A clinical trial begins to test the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of multiple vaccines.
World champion Jepchirchir fails drugs test
Reigning world women's marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir is provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after a sample tests positive for EPO.
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Also reported by Al Jazeera
R1.8bn recovered as Interpol-led cybercrime crackdown sweeps across Africa
INTERPOL says 1,462 suspects have been arrested and more than $105 million in illicit funds recovered during a cybercrime crackdown across 21 countries, as authorities disrupted 10,909 malicious networks and identified more than 65,000 victims.
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Tunisian police clash with protesters on day of heightened tensions
The conflicts in Tunisia coincide with a deepening economic, social and political crisis.
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Also reported by Al Jazeera, Daily Maverick
Kenya cult leader’s children still being starved weeks before trial, son says
Dan Mackenzie initially defended his father but now says he felt he had to report his own grandmother.
Mali attacks: More than 40 civilians killed as armed men storm camps
More than 40 civilians have been killed in weekend attacks by armed men on camps in Mali's northeastern Menaka region, security and community sources told AFP on Monday.
160 people reported killed in escalating drone attacks across Sudan
Rights groups warn increasing attacks by unmanned aircraft are targeting civilians and infrastructure.
Kenya convicts cult leader over the murder of 190 children
The leader of a Kenyan cult who instructed followers to starve themselves to death to reach heaven has been found guilty
Mauritius lifts curfew imposed amid wave of violent protests
Unrest on the archipelago came after police shot a woman during a rally over rising costs and water shortages.
80 killed in drone strike on transport hub in southern Sudan
A devastating drone strike near a market in West Kordofan, Sudan, killed 80 people, most of whom were commuters preparing to travel home.
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Also reported by SABC News, The Citizen, Al Jazeera
Judgement day for Kenya pastor accused of ordering parents to starve their children to death
Prosecutors say Paul Mackenzie lured the latest victims to their deaths by writing notes from his prison cell.
Sudan army accused of drone strike on livestock market
Sudan’s army says it struck RSF command centres in South Darfur, but the RSF says a crowded livestock market was hit.
Sudan’s army claims dozens of RSF fighters killed in Nyala attack
Rapid Support Forces accuse army of killing 30 civilians in attack on Nyala's busy livestock market.