The rebuttal was followed by news the police chief was resigning a year before the end of his term.

The men believed they were going to Russia for training as bodyguards but ended up on the front line.

Supporters of the move said the Kotoka name contradicted the country’s democratic values.

A Chadian government spokesperson says the decision is aimed at protecting citizens.

Bellarmine Mugabe and one other man have not commented on the charges after a 23-year-old was shot.

Dr Carrie Ruxton was surprised when a Kenyan cyclist got in touch asking if the bike could help her country’s paracycling team.

Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare and Sunderland winger Romaine Mundle are the latest Premier League players to be sent racist abuse on social media this weekend.

Sudan accuses Uganda of flouting international law by meeting Rapid Support Forces boss Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory.

In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president’s handling of the recent floods in the country.

The government has begun a vaccination programme but officials have been blamed for a slow response.

Investigators reveal how they were able to identify a missing animal using a database of lions in Zimbabwe.

The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

Zimbabwe finish top of Group B at the T20 World Cup by stunning co-hosts Sri Lanka, West Indies maintain their unbeaten record, and Canada bid farewell to Navneet Dhaliwal with another defeat.

The gunmen launched simultaneous assaults on multiple communities in a remote border district, officials say.

Bellarmine Mugabe is in custody after he allegedly shot a security guard at a property in Johannesburg.

Officers in Kano search cafes and restaurants every year during Ramadan looking for Muslims breaking the fast.

Investigators call the recruitment a well-organised trafficking ring involving immigration staff and security agencies.

A UN Fact Finding mission issued the report after investigating the capture of el-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces.