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[ad_1] Four Turkish refugees have been repatriated from Kenya at the request of the Turkish government, Kenya's foreign ministry says. The statement comes after reports of multiple people being abducted in the capital city, Nairobi, on Friday.A British national told the BBC he and several Turkish citizens had been abducted by masked men.He said he had been released after eight hours when he showed his alleged abductors a copy of […]

[ad_1] Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has been seen in public for the first time in six weeks amid speculation about his ailing health.His absence from the public eye led to unfounded rumours of his death.But on Monday afternoon state television showed footage of the president’s arrival at the airport in the capital, Yaoundé, on a flight from Switzerland.The government had banned the media from discussing the health of Biya […]

[ad_1] A Nigerian investigative panel has dismissed allegations that transgender socialite Bobrisky, sentenced to six months in jail for abusing the national currency, lived in a flat outside prison and didn't serve her full term - but found she did receive other special privileges. Bobrisky, real name Idris Okuneye, was allowed frequent visits from family and friends, had a furnished single cell, a humidifier, access to television, a fridge, and […]

[ad_1] Kagiso Rabada has become the 39th man and sixth South African to take 300 Test wickets.He joined the greats of the game by taking three wickets on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.And South African seamer's record stacks up well compared to the rest. Rabada has taken his 300th wicket in his 65th Test. That puts him joint-10th among all bowlers and joint-seventh among pace […]