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By Ebi Kesiena A bill introduced in Senegal’s Parliament to toughen criminal penalties for homosexuals fell at the first hurdle on Thursday, failing to progress to the assembly’s main floor. Under existing laws in the West...

By Ebi Kesiena US fast-food chain KFC has triggered an online furore in Kenya after it ran out of fries, with local Twitter users threatening a boycott because it does not use locally-sourced potatoes. KFC admitted...

By Emmanuel Nduka Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, received the Transitional Government of Mali at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari while hosting the Special Envoy led by, Col. Abdoulaye Maiga, Mali’s Minister of Territorial Administration...

By John Ikani  Morocco and China have signed an agreement aimed at greatly increasing cooperation under Beijing’s joint “Belt and Road” initiative. Nasser Bourita, Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister, and Ning Jizhe, Vice Chairman of China's National...

By Emmanuel Nduka Prison facilities in Liberia, numbering 15, have all run out of food for inmates. This, according to prison officials, has caused two prisons, including the main Monrovia Central Prison, to temporarily shut their...

By Emmanuel Nduka The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has kicked against the N10/litre tax imposition on soft drinks by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, MAN Director-General, in a statement, warned that the excise...