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Francis Ngannou says he is confident of beating Anthony Joshua because he is the "underground king".

Francis Ngannou says he is confident of beating Anthony Joshua because he is the "underground king".

Washington says the new tariffs on President Mnangagwa and other officials are more targeted.

Washington says the new tariffs on President Mnangagwa and other officials are more targeted.

Nigerian comic actor John Okafor could make people erupt into laughter without even opening his mouth.

Nigerian comic actor John Okafor could make people erupt into laughter without even opening his mouth.

Peers back five changes to the draft law aiming to revive the UK's Rwanda deportation scheme.

The ministry urges the president not to sign the draconian bill over fears the World Bank could cut funding.

The young girl went missing from her home in an informal settlement near Cape Town two weeks ago.

The young girl went missing from her home in an informal settlement near Cape Town two weeks ago.

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has faced challenges in her climate change mission but won over many women.

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has faced challenges in her climate change mission but won over many women.

Scientists collected radioactive sand grains in the dark to understand when they formed.

Scientists collected radioactive sand grains in the dark to understand when they formed.

John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, was loved for his comic roles in a career spanning more than two decades.

Prosecutors appeal for witnesses as army warns of rising risk of 'large-scale attacks' by militants.

Prosecutors appeal for witnesses as army warns of rising risk of 'large-scale attacks' by militants.

John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, was loved for his comic roles in a career spanning more than two decades.

[Nile Post] The President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi, has insisted that Mathias Mpuuga admitted to wrongdoing and apologised for corruption and abuse of office during a meeting with leaders of the party.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia would never accept an attempt to annex a part of its territory, the country's acting minister for foreign affairs and international cooperation said on Friday, commenting on a sea access deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland.