The European Union has added 12 countries to its money-laundering blacklist, putting their financial transactions under greater scrutiny. They include Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius and Zimbabwe.
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South Sudan frees 85 children to decongest jails
The United Nations says 85 children have been released from detention in South Sudan as part of efforts to ease crowding in jails during the
Broke pastors, priests now turn to church faithfuls to bail them out
With churches having shut down following the ban on social gatherings, clerics have emerged among the vulnerable and worst-affected groups. Without offerings flowing into church
Coronavirus: ‘A third world war without the bombs’
African Union official and former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga is the latest politician to deploy the language of war when it comes to talking
Nigerian man sentenced to death over Zoom
Nigerian court hearings that take place over the internet must be “fair, transparent and effective”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has told the BBC. The comments
German accused of sexual abuse in Uganda granted bail
The High Court in Uganda has granted bail to a German national accused of child sexual abuse and trafficking. Bernhard Bery Glaser has also been
Floods kill 200 people in Kenya after heavy rains
Floods and landslides in Kenya have killed nearly 200 people since heavy rain began last month across much of the country. Another 100,000 people have
MP Zaake: I thought I was about to die
Mityana Member of Parliament Francis Zaake has said at some point he thought his life was ending during the time of his custody in three
President Museveni has extended the nationwide lockdown to 14 days.
The 21-day lockdown and ban on mass gatherings that also saw the closure of most non- food shops and businesses across the country was imposed
World Bank: Sub-Saharan Africa to fall into its first recession in 25 years due to covid-19
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is forecast to fall sharply in 2020 and the region will suffer its first recession in 25 years, according to