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Authorities in Tanzanian have announced the creation of a surveillance squad whose job it will be to identify gay people on social media and arrest them. Paul Makonda, regional commissioner for the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, said the 17-member team

A 30-year-old woman, Patience Pomaa is battling for her life at the Berekum Holy Family Hospital in the Brong Ahafo Region after she was set ablaze by her deceased brother’s fiancée, Charity Konama. Pomaa’s late brother had a child with Konama

India has unveiled the world’s tallest statue, which cost 29.9bn rupees (£330m; $430m) to build. The 182m (600ft) high structure in the western state of Gujarat is a bronze-clad tribute to independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said

The Nigerian police say they have arrested 400 Shia Muslims following several days of protests in the capital, Abuja. The police say the members of the pro-Iran Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) had 31 petrol bombs as well as other dangerous

The Lawyer for private investigative firm Tiger Eye, Kissi Adjabeng, has described the lifetime ban by FIFA on former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as “humbling”. According to Mr. Adjabeng, the decision by the world’s football governing body is