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Matchmaking websites are in their hayday in Kano, a conservative hub in northern Nigeria. It's not uncommon for women in the predominantly Muslim city to marry at 18.

Liberia's supreme court has reaffirmed that Tweah and several ex officials are not protected from prosecution under claims of national security council immunity.

Malawi has started a vaccination programme across the commercial city of Blantyre after derived poliovirus was found in sewage samples.

Romance in Zimbabwe is taking strikingly inventive forms, reflecting life in an economy where cash reigns supreme and sustainability gains new social value.

Revenue for the beer-maker enlarged by more than one third to N1.5 trillion, its biggest turnover ever, driven by improved local sales. The post Nigerian Breweries returns to profit as exchange rate stabilises appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Friday it had "accepted the principle of a ceasefire" involving a "strict and immediate" freeze of positions in the conflict in the east of the country

A video posted online last month shows a group of soldiers in a snow-covered forest singing a Ugandan song. In the background, a Russian voice mocks them, calling them “disposable.”

The body of a French citizen has been found in northeastern Chad after two days of search efforts in the Sahara Desert, authorities announced on Friday.

The Senegalese navy has launched a large-scale search operation to locate three sailors who went missing after their patrol boat capsized in poor weather conditions.

Nigeria announced on Friday that it will hold the vote on February 20 next year, with a staggered timetable for legislative elections the same day. The vote is expected to see President Bola Tinubu seek another term.