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By Ebi Kesiena A British Airways flight was forced to abort take-off at Gatwick Airport after the co-pilot mistakenly confused left and right controls, causing the aircraft’s brakes to overheat and catch fire, investigators have revealed....

By Enyichukwu Enemanna  Ugandan singer and frontline opposition figure, Bobi Wine has indicated readiness to contest the East African country's presidential election due to hold January next year. Bobi Wine, 43 who first attempted to oust...

By Ebi Kesiena The Nigerian Government in collaboration with the World Bank, has launched a $500 million initiative, the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) project, to enhance food security, water resource management, and climate...

By Emmanuel Nduka  In a move to honor its heritage and reshape its urban identity, Côte d’Ivoire is replacing colonial-era French street names in Abidjan with names celebrating local history and figures. The capital's airport road,...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The head of the association of medical doctors in Liberia has been banned from practising medicine following a controversy surrounding his qualifications. The Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC), the country’s regulatory body,...

By Emmanuel Nduka  Sweden’s newly appointed national security adviser, Tobias Thyberg, resigned just a day after taking office when explicit images from an old Grindr profile were anonymously sent to the government. Thyberg, who began the...