A Nigerian couple at the heart of a rape accusation against a leading pastor in the country, say their lives are at risk. Photographer Busola Dakolo and her husband Timi Dakolo held a press conference in Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos on Sunday. Mr Dakolo is quoted by online newspaper Premium Times as saying: “We have been followed, our home has ...

Kenya’s finance minister has surrendered himself to the police after the chief prosecutor ordered his arrest over allegations of corruption. Henry Rotich is accused of flouting procurement procedures in awarding a contract worth over $450m (£405m) for the construction of two dams to the Italian company CMC de Ravenna. In March Mr Rotich denied any wrongdoing in a large newspaper ...

South Africa’s highest court has ruled that the public protector – the state official in charge of investigating corruption – had lied under oath and acted in bad faith. The devastating judgement will add weight to claims that Busisiwe Mkwebane is involved in a dirty-tricks campaign to undermine President Cyril Ramaphosa and halt his campaign against high-level corruption, says the ...

The UK’s telecom regulator has said Three is the only major UK mobile network to have “refused” to automatically cut its customers’ monthly charge at the end of their contract’s lock-in period. As a result, Ofcom said, the firm’s subscribers would “overpay” unless they took action to change to another deal. The watchdog said it had challenged the industry to ...

Uber passengers in the US have complained on Twitter after a “glitch” meant they were charged 100 times more than advertised fares. One journey that should have cost $96.72 (£77.60) was reportedly charged at $9,672, while some charges were so high they triggered fraud alerts. The payment problem reportedly hit riders in San Diego and Washington. Uber said the issue ...

Kazakhstan’s drive to obtain government access to everyone’s internet activity has raised concerns among privacy advocates. Last week, telecoms operators in the former Soviet republic started informing users of the “need” to install a new security certificate. Doing so opens up the risk that supposedly secure web traffic could be decrypted and analysed. Some users say the move has significant ...

Credit score agency Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700m (£561m) as part of a settlement with a US regulator following a data breach in 2017. The Federal Trade Commission had alleged the Atlanta-based firm failed to take reasonable steps to secure its network. The records of at least 147 million people were exposed in the incident. At least ...

It is here at the State Library of Queensland in Australia that these young migrants have acquired technical skills. Today, they are participating in a competition to rebuild a computer. The library set up the program to make the most of electronic waste, reusing the pile of old government computers that are supposed to be good for scrap. “They’re taking ...

Official spokesperson for Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Fiifi Boafo, has rejected a Bloomberg report Friday claiming Ghana Cocoa got no buyers on first market appearance since $400 premium. Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world’s largest producers of cocoa early this month announced every tonne of their cocoa sold on the market will attract a $400 living income differential (LID), ...

Switzerland’s ambassador to Cameroon says his government is trying to negotiate a peaceful end to the separatist crisis in which an estimated 2,000 have died. Ambassador Pietro Lazzeri said the negotiations are being guided by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. “Over the last months we have been trying to create dialogue among the parties because we have the ...