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Seventeen US states have sued the Trump administration over its “cruel and unlawful” break-up of migrant families. Democratic attorneys general from states including Washington, New York and California launched the lawsuit. The legal action objects to the policy of refusing entry to asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. Meanwhile, Vice-President Mike Pence has warned undocumented immigrants not to “risk the ...

Hector Cuper has left his role as Egypt manager after they were knocked out of the World Cup at the group stage. Egypt, appearing at their first World Cup finals for 28 years, finished bottom of Group A and failed to pick up a point. A 1-0 defeat by Uruguay was followed by 3-1 loss to Russia and ended with ...

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said he suspects a group linked to the former first lady was behind an attempt on his life. Two people died and more than 40 were injured in an explosion near Mr Mnangagwa at a rally in Bulawayo. Mr Mnangagwa told the BBC’s Fergal Keane that he suspected the G40 group, which supported Grace ...

Getting an accommodation in Cameroon’s Douala city is a nightmare, as one is required to pay 6 months or even a year’s rent advance. As a result, many young working people who are faced with this harsh reality, prefer to stay longer with their parents. Socrate Tanleu is a tenant and is frustrated by this practice. “For example, I have ...

American-Senegalese artist Akon has revealed plans to outdoor a new cryptocurrency named after himself called ‘Akoin’ as the central form of exchange. He unveiled this ambitious project at a creative festival in Cannes, where he spoke at a panel titled Branding Africa: Blockchain, Entrepreneurship and Empowering the Future. The Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum selling artist also wants to build his own ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the “green lungs” of the planet, is threatened by illegal logging, says Tuesday the NGO Global Witness which asks timber importing countries including France to take measures. “It is not surprising that the law is flouted in the DRC, but it is shocking that France does so little to stop its imports of ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar reached an agreement on “some points” in peace talks in Khartoum on Tuesday, Sudan’s foreign minister said. Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed said the points agreed on would be announced on Wednesday morning. Machar told reporters after meeting Kiir that he had demanded another 48 hours to consult with other parts of ...

Nigeria have no sympathy for the struggles of Argentina striker Lionel Messi at the World Cup and will do everything they can to bring his tournament to a premature end when the teams meet in St Petersburg on Tuesday. Argentina, bottom of Group D, need victory to progress to the knockout stages and must also hope Iceland do not beat ...

HE PM Dr Abiy Ahmed warmly welcomes the Eritrean delegation at Bole Airport. This marks the 1st high level contact nearly two decades of stalemate. HE PM Abiy will host the delegation & hopes the visit will lay the foundation for a much brighter future for. #Ethiopia #Eritrea pic.twitter.com/PAGwRnIlDt — Fitsum Arega (@fitsumaregaa) June 26, 2018 The visit comes after ...

For a while, the smallest nation at this tournament had seemed comfortable with being named favourites to win only their second World Cup fixture in history. Yet in two moments of brilliance by Leicester City’s Ahmed Musa at the Volgograd Arena, Nigeria broke Icelandic hearts and lifted Argentinian spirits. A win for World Cup debutants Iceland would have left Lionel ...