Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission says it is concerned about continuing reports of mass abductions in Niger State, where families are distressed over the prolonged captivity of their loved ones. In its September report, released on Wednesday, the commission says it recorded more than 338-thousand human rights violations through its offices across the country. It has called on security agencies to step up efforts to protect affected communities, rescue those abducted and bring the perpetrators to justice

Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission says it is concerned about continuing reports of mass abductions in Niger State, where families are distressed over the prolonged captivity of their loved ones. In its September report, released on Wednesday, the commission says it recorded more than 338-thousand human rights violations through its offices across the country. It has called on security agencies to step up efforts to protect affected communities, rescue those abducted and bring the perpetrators to justice

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Nigeria’s rights commission raises alarm over mass abductions and 338,000 human rights violations nationwide

Kenya has confirmed a third Ebola case in a close relative of the first and second cases. The country's health ministry in a statement that the third case was a 65-year-old woman who had been in quarantine since October 6. Kenya's first case emerged last week after a Kenyan man,who had been ill in Congo about a month before travelling by road to Uganda, flew to Nairobi on October 3, where a relative drove him to the hospital. The man died on October 5.Kenya's cases are linked to the Ebola epidemic in Congo, which is the second-largest on record globally with more than ​9,000 cases ​and over 4,000 deaths. For more on efforts to curb the spread of the disease, we speak to Dr Dick Chamla, Programme Area Manager at the World Health Organisation Emergency Hub in Kenya

Kenya has confirmed a third Ebola case in a close relative of the first and second cases. The country's health ministry in a statement that the third case was a 65-year-old woman who had been in quarantine since October 6. Kenya's first case emerged last week after a Kenyan man,who had been ill in Congo about a month before travelling by road to Uganda, flew to Nairobi on October 3, where a relative drove him to the hospital. The man died on October 5.Kenya's cases are linked to the Ebola epidemic in Congo, which is the second-largest on record globally with more than ​9,000 cases ​and over 4,000 deaths. For more on efforts to curb the spread of the disease, we speak to Dr Dick Chamla, Programme Area Manager at the World Health Organisation Emergency Hub in Kenya

Kenya confirms third Ebola case as WHO intensifies efforts to contain cross-border spread of the virus

South Africa's Limpopo province has launched a new facility aimed at making it easier for local and foreign investors to set up businesses and expand their operations. The InvestSA One Stop Shop brings different government services together, with the aim of reducing administrative delays that can hold up investment projects. Channel Africa's Lebogang Mabange reports...

South Africa's Limpopo province has launched a new facility aimed at making it easier for local and foreign investors to set up businesses and expand their operations. The InvestSA One Stop Shop brings different government services together, with the aim of reducing administrative delays that can hold up investment projects. Channel Africa's Lebogang Mabange reports...

Limpopo launches InvestSA One Stop Shop to streamline business services and attract investment

The South African Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is putting measures in place to comply with a Constitutional Court ruling ordering the inclusion of 181 African National Congress candidates in the lists for the 2026 Local Government Elections. The ruling follows a dispute over the late submission of candidate lists, with the African National Congress (ANC) blaming technical problems with the IEC's online submission system for preventing it from submitting its final lists on time. The IEC briefed the media in Pretoria on Friday. Channel Africa's reporter Micheal Mbewe filed this report…

The South African Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is putting measures in place to comply with a Constitutional Court ruling ordering the inclusion of 181 African National Congress candidates in the lists for the 2026 Local Government Elections. The ruling follows a dispute over the late submission of candidate lists, with the African National Congress (ANC) blaming technical problems with the IEC's online submission system for preventing it from submitting its final lists on time. The IEC briefed the media in Pretoria on Friday. Channel Africa's reporter Micheal Mbewe filed this report&hellip;

Nigeria’s rights commission raises alarm over mass abductions and 338,000 human rights violations nationwide

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