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Members of Gabon’s lower house of parliament have voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to reverse a law that punishes sexual relations between people of the same sex. Last year, the central African nation criminalised homosexuality and made gay sex punishable with six months in prison and a large fine. Forty-eight members of ...

The human rights campaign group Amnesty International has called for the end of impunity for rapists in Sierra Leone after the death of a five-year-old girl.The girl, known just as Khadija, died on 17 June from complications after she was raped.Subsequently, hundreds of protesters took to the streets to demand justice.The BBC’s Umaru Fofana reports that protesters dressed in black-headed ...

Niger’s state prosecutor says there is evidence that the country lost almost $50m (£40m) through a military procurement scandal. Referring to an audit by the defence ministry, Maman Sayabou Issa said there had been overcharging for items and military equipment that was paid for but never delivered. A preliminary audit had found more than twice as much money had been ...

Ivorian authorities on Monday announced the capture of a terrorist leader who led a deadly attack on a military post at Kafolo, on the northeastern border with Burkina Faso on June 11 following a large scale raid. According to defense minister Hamed Bakayoko, the raid resulted in the arrests of other people directly involved in the attack. “We traced it ...

A team charged with developing Nigeria’s economic recovery plan from the coronavirus pandemic says about 39.4 million people could be jobless by the end of 2020 if government fails to act. The Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan, led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus had mainly affected agriculture, manufacturing and tourism sectors. It ...

At least 59 people have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in north-eastern Nigeria. Gunmen entered a remote village in the Gubio district of Borno state on Tuesday afternoon, killing dozens. The village was also razed, in what is believed to have been a reprisal attack, according to local reports. No group has yet claimed the attack. The AFP ...

North Korea has said it will cut off all inter-Korean communication lines with the South, including a hotline between the two nations’ leaders. The North said this was the first in a series of actions, describing South Korea as “the enemy”. Daily calls, which have been made to a liaison office located in the North Korean border city of Kaesong, ...

US Democrats in Congress have proposed sweeping legislation to reform American police, following weeks of protests against police brutality and racism. The bill would make it easier to prosecute police for misconduct, ban chokeholds, and addresses racism. It comes as Minneapolis lawmakers vowed to disband the city’s police force. The death of George Floyd at the hands of a white ...

There has been a spike in child abuse in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, apparently caused by the restrictions introduced in mid-March to slow the spread of Coronavirus. Data from hospitals suggest more than 100 children have been raped – including some by family members. In addition, 50 women reported being assaulted. Sexual abuse of children has long been a serious ...