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EFCC Dismisses More Than 40 Staff Over Alleged Corruption, Financial Misconduct

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed more than 40 employees over alleged corruption and financial misconduct since Ola Olukoyede became chairman in October 2023. Olukoyede disclosed the…

Africa News Now September 1, 2026

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Interpol Arrests 58 Suspects in Global Crackdown on West African Cybercrime Networks

International police cooperation has led to the arrest of 58 people linked to organized West African cybercrime networks in a major operation spanning 22 countries across six continents, Interpol has…

Africa News Now August 25, 2026

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Chad Anti-Corruption Agency Accuses Security Service of Disrupting Oil Audit

Chad’s Independent Anti-Corruption Authority (AILC) has accused the National State Security Agency (ANSE) of violently disrupting an investigation into the finances of the state-owned Chad Hydrocarbons Company (SHT), raising fresh…

Africa News Now August 13, 2026

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Kenyan Lawyers Boycott Courts Over Corruption and Delays in Judiciary

Lawyers across Kenya staged a nationwide court boycott on Wednesday in protest against alleged judicial corruption, case backlogs and what they describe as a failure to implement meaningful reforms within…

Africa News Now July 22, 2026

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Tinubu Orders Corruption Probe Into Alleged Fake Presidential Council

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate the activities of the alleged Presidential Council for the Promotion of Foreign…

Africa News Now July 9, 2026

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Nigeria’s Ex-Power Minister Saleh Mamman Arrested After 75-Year Corruption Sentence

Former Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has been arrested days after being sentenced to 75 years in prison over corruption charges linked to major electricity projects, the country’s anti-graft…

Africa News Now May 20, 2026

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Nigerian Ex-Power Minister Saleh Mamman Sentenced to 75 Years for Corruption

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced former Nigerian power minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison after convicting him of laundering billions of naira linked to hydro-electric…

Africa News Now May 14, 2026

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Ramaphosa Refuses to Resign as South Africa Opens Impeachment Inquiry Over Farm Cash Scandal

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that he will not resign despite Parliament moving forward with an impeachment inquiry linked to the controversial theft of cash hidden at his…

Africa News Now May 12, 2026

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Twelve South African Police Officers Arrested in Major Corruption Probe

South African anti-corruption authorities have arrested 12 senior police officers over allegations of fraud and corruption linked to a multimillion-rand contract, prosecutors confirmed on Wednesday. The officers appeared before a…

Africa News Now March 25, 2026

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Senegal PM Sonko Warns of Exit From Government Amid Rumoured Rift With President Faye

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has said he is prepared to pull his party out of government and return to the opposition if President Bassirou Diomaye Faye strays from their…

Africa News Now March 2, 2026

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DRC Court to Deliver Verdict in Joseph Kabila’s Historic War Crimes Trial Amid Explosive New Evidence

The High Military Court in Kinshasa will deliver its verdict on Friday in the landmark war crimes trial of former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila, after delaying…

Africa News Now September 18, 2025