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Zambians and Malawians asked to pay $15,000 deposit for US visas /in /by

The 12-month pilot programme targeting Malawi and Zambia aims to curb visa overstays, the US says.

Rwanda says it has agreed to take up to 250 migrants from the US /in /by

A condition of the agreement is that Rwanda will "approve each individual proposed for resettlement".

‘Abducted’ Ugandan student jailed over anti-Museveni TikTok video /in /by

The opposition allege the undergraduate, who pleaded for forgiveness in court, was tortured.

Besieged Sudan city residents face starvation, UN warns /in /by

El-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.

Nigeria’s champion women basketballers promised $100,000 each /in /by

D'Tigress won their seventh Afrobasket title over the weekend and a spot at the World Cup.

Nigeria’s champion women basketballers promised $100,000 each /in /by

D'Tigress won their seventh Afrobasket title over the weekend and a spot at the World Cup.

Ghanaian footballer Thomas Partey granted bail on rape charges /in /by

The former Arsenal midfielder has been given conditional bail

‘I love to dance’ – social media boosts Masaka during injury-hit season /in /by

After missing out on Wafcon 2024, Tanzania forward Aisha Masaka says social media has helped her stay in touch with home and lifted her spirits.

‘I love to dance’ – social media boosts Masaka during injury-hit season /in /by

After missing out on Wafcon 2024, Tanzania forward Aisha Masaka says social media has helped her stay in touch with home and lifted her spirits.

South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs /in /by

At the start of a murder trial, a farm supervisor says his boss ordered him to dispose of two women's bodies.