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By Ebi Kesiena A ban on wearing face veil in Egyptian schools announced by the government this week sparked debate on social media on Tuesday, with critics condemning it. The Education Ministry's decision, announced in the...

By Ebi Kesiena The Zimbabwe dollar continued its slide against the United States dollar shedding $64.20 at today’s auction to average $4 712.1675. The local currency has so far declined by $134.67 against the US dollar...

By Emmanuel Nduka Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that the country requires N21 trillion to address its housing deficit. The VP stated this while speaking during the ground-breaking of a five-hundred-unit housing estate to...

By Ebi Kesiena France's foreign ministry on Tuesday called for the immediate release of a French consulate official held by security forces in Niger. According to Reuters, the ministry stated that an advisor to French nationals working...

By Elie Mutangana Children rights observers and social activists in Rwanda, Eastern Africa, are calling on governments and forensic laboratories to come up with regulations and guidelines for providing DNA tests services, to ascertain the integrity...

By Ebi Kesiena Burkina Faso's Radio Omega, a popular radio station, resumed broadcasting on Monday after being suspended due to an interview that was deemed insulting to Niger's new military leaders. The popular Burkinabe radio station...