Meth seizures and raids on labs in Nigeria have been on the rise since around 2011, according to a 2019 report from the Institute for Security Studies, as Latin American specialists exported their expertise to the country
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While energy facilities in the region have been hit since the start of the US and Israel's war on Iran, its the first time Egypt has come under attack.
Ghanaian Member of Parliament Kwame Ohene Frimpong has been detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, according to a statement from Ghana’s Parliament.
On Tuesday, it announced the suspension of a further 247 associations bringing to more than 900 the number closed or dissolved since last month.
The decision follows the recent wave of protests against foreign nationals in several cities across the country.
Fallout from the strikes – alongside a monthslong internet cut imposed by the government – is spurring mass job losses and business closures.
After protests last week by cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast, the country's Coffee and Cocoa Council is sending a delegation to M'Batto try to calm the situation.
A Nigerian court on Wednesday sentenced former power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in jail for siphoning off millions of dollars from hydro-electricity projects.
Human Rights Watch says M23 rebels and Rwandan forces carried out a brutal month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, marked by summary executions, rape and enforced disappearances.
Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating underworld infiltration in the criminal justice system has been granted a sixth deadline, now extended to 12 June.
The announcement comes as the country's energy sector faces serious challenges, including frequent power outages.
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