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At least five people have been killed in southern Malawi after they were accused of behaving like vampires. The UN says it has pulled staff out of two districts as the vampire scare sweeps across the south of the country. According to reports, the victims were killed by vigilante mobs …

Monkeypox has spread from Nigeria’s south-eastern Bayelsa State to the commercial capital, Lagos, and five other states, a senior health official has confirmed to BBC Pidgin’s Daniel Semeniworima. The outbreak first hit Bayelsa State, where 13 infected patients, among them are three adults and one child, were quarantined last week. …

Liberians are going to the polls to choose a successor to Africa’s first elected female president and Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Ex-football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are the main contenders in the race to succeed her. Liberia, founded by freed US slaves in the 19th …

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has pulled out of October’s election re-run. Mr Odinga said his withdrawal would give the electoral commission enough time to introduce reforms that will help deliver a more credible election. The Supreme Court annulled the result of the original 8 August poll after finding irregularities …

As processes begin to ensure every eligible citizen casts their vote in the ongoing Liberian polls, former President John Mahama who is heading the ECOWAS Mission observing the elections has said that indicators suggest that the process has been good by far. Addressing media persons, he said though the first …

A video has emerged of a mob in India’s city of Delhi beating a Nigerian man, Indian media reports. According to the ANI news agency, the video was shot on 24 September. In the footage, the man can be seen with his feet tied to a lamp post as his …

Militia fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo attacked a U.N. peacekeeping base on Friday, triggering clashes that left two of the fighters dead and two peacekeepers slightly wounded, the U.N. mission said. Thirty-four rebels from a Mai-Mai militia have been killed in fighting with Congo’s army in the past …

Ghanaians are upset with the New York Times for describing President Akufo- Addo as “round-faced overweight” in an article titled: “Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC” In its quest to highlight the effects of the sprouting fast food joints on the health of Ghanaians, the …

Cameroon has banned public meetings and travel in a mainly English-speaking region ahead of a protest to demand independence for the area. The South-West region’s border with Nigeria has also been shut to block “infiltration” by people threatening Cameroon’s unity, officials said. Pro-independence marches have been planned for Sunday, the …

The U.S. Air Force Academy is currently investigating an incident of racial slurs written on the dormitory message boards of five black cadets at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School earlier this week. Lieutenant Colonel Allen Heritage, director of public affairs for the academy, told Air Force Times the slurs …