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Jones Abiri, known for articles critical of oil companies, told reporters he had been arrested in late May

Kwara state police rescue 108 inmates from so called reform centres

Protesters marched through Conakry in the latest round of demonstrations against President Alpha Conde

Katsina police chief Sanusi Buba told reporters in Daura that the young men were chained and tortured

Police fired stun grenades and teargas against groups of protesters in the district of Cosa

The closure has had a devastating impact on Benin, which has been a key exporter of foodstuff to Nigeria

The ICC’s chief prosecutor has appealed the ruling alleging “legal and procedural errors”

The budget is based on a projected price for crude oil of $57 per barrel and output of 2.18 million barrels a day in Africa’s leading producer

A fourth Senegalese UN peacekeeper has died in hospital after he was injured in a combat helicopter crash

“Following intense combat the enemy was pushed back,”