The Nigerian authorities have dropped charges of financing terrorism against a former justice minister and his son. Abubakar Malami, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 to 2023, now faces a revised charge sheet focused solely on the alleged illegal possession of firearms. The amended charge states that weapons and live cartridges were […]

A Chinese national has been sentenced to a year in prison for attempting to smuggle thousands of live queen garden ants out of Kenya. The court in Nairobi on Wednesday also fined Zhang Kequn 1m Kenyan shillings (£5,713; $7,737). Judge Irene Gichobi described Zhang as not “entirely honest” and lacking in remorse. Last month, he […]

South African police say have they arrested “wanted fugitive” French-born Beninese activist Kemi Seba while he was allegedly attempting to flee to Europe through Zimbabwe. Seba, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, is wanted in Benin on charges of “inciting rebellion” after supporting last year’s foiled coup there. He was arrested on […]

South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public. Malema’s lawyer immediately appealed against the decision to stop the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters from being taken away to prison. The sentence’s length could see […]

Former Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz has been appointed as Ghana’s head coach for the upcoming World Cup. The 73-year-old Portuguese has replaced Otto Addo, who was sacked on 31 March after friendly defeats by Germany and Austria. The Black Stars, who are in the same World Cup group as England, also failed to […]