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After leaks of each individual device, VentureBeat reporter Evan Blass has tweeted a photo of all three rumored versions of the Huawei P20: the regular P20, the P20 Lite, and the P20 Pro. We can now clearly see what will likely be the front and back of each phone. They’re about what we expected. The P20 and P20 Pro both ...

The UK is to pay for a new wing in one of Nigeria’s largest prisons to help expedite the transfer of offenders from British jails. Up to £700,000 will be spent on a 112-bed annex in Kiri Kiri prison in the country’s largest city Lagos. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it would enable eligible Nigerian inmates serving time in the ...

The top U.S. general for Africa told lawmakers on Tuesday that the military could face “significant” consequences should China take a key port in Djibouti, as Beijing becomes increasingly muscular in Africa in an effort to expand its influence. Last month, Djibouti ended its contract with Dubai’s DP World, one of the world’s biggest port operators, to run the Doraleh ...

The United States will give more than $533 million in humanitarian aid for victims of conflicts and drought in Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and the West and Central African countries bordering Lake Chad, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday. Tillerson made the announcement at a speech in Virginia before departing for a week-long trip to several African ...

An Ethiopian media owner and online activist known for his active use of Facebook has been blocked by the platform. It is not the first time Facebook is blocking Jawar Mohammed’s account on the basis of hyperactivity – “posting too fast,” as they chose to put it. Jawar on Wednesday confirmed via his verified Twitter account that he had been ...

Nigeria Customs earlier this month arrested man who attempted to travel with $375,000 cash to the United Arab Emirates. They have since handed the suspect over to the anti-graft body. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday confirmed that Customs had handed over one Adamu Rabiu Mohammed to them for investigations. Adamu was arrested at the Kaduna International ...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded President Akufo-Addo for the creation of the Office of Special Prosecutor to fight corruption. Speaking as the guest of honour at Ghana’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebration in Accra on Tuesday, President Buhari noted that move will help in Africa’s quest to fight corruption which is widespread in many countries. “I commend government and parliament ...

An extremist group affiliated to al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the two coordinated attacks on Burkina Faso last Friday. At least eight people were killed and more than 80 got injured when armed men bombarded the army headquarters and French embassy in the capital, Ouagadougou. Niagalé Bagayoko is a security expert who tells us, the northern part of the country ...

Most towns across the Oromia regional state in Ethiopia are observing a three-day social shutdown called by online activists and youth in the state popularly referred to a Qeerroo. Videos posted online show closed shops and offices in towns whiles there is no signs of transport activities. The move is to protest a state of emergency decree imposed by government ...

Two Burundi officials have been arrested after their town’s football team allegedly “roughed up” President Pierre Nkurunziza who was playing during a match with his personal team, legal sources and witnesses said Friday. A legal source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the administrator of the northern town of Kiremba as well as his deputy, who is in charge ...