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The Egyptian authorities say they'll refer more than 50 million voters for prosecution, because they failed to cast their ballots in a recent Senate election.

The electoral commission's decision was a response to the poor turnout. Only 14% of voters took part.

Egyptians can be fined up to $32 (£24) for failing to participate in elections. But analyst say it's unlikely the announcement of possible prosecutions will actually lead to trials for vast numbers of people, and there's been some mockery of the decision on social media.

Nigeria's government is calling for an investigation into the death of a 25-year-old student in Tukish-controlled northern Cyprus last year.

Ibrahim Khaleel Bello is one of almost 100 Nigerians to die in mysterious circumstances on the island in the last four years, the government's Diaspora Commission has said.

The authorities in northern Cyprus said the student took his own life suicide. However, his mother, Nigerian High Court Judge Amina Ahmad Bello, believes he was killed and is demanding justice.

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Liberia's President George Weah has come under criticism for not personally receiving a petition from protesters campaigning for anti-rape laws to be strengthened.

This follows a rise in attacks with close to 1,000 rape cases reported since January.

For three days hundreds of people have marched through the capital, Monrovia.

Some are angry that Mr Weah has not spoken out on the issue - especially after he pledged to guarantee women's rights and has even described himself as Liberia's "feminist in chief".

Activists are asking for criminal courts to be set up across the country so that cases of sexual violence can be tried.

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Togo has become the first African country to eliminate sleeping sickness as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

It received "validation" of the sickness' elimination after not reporting a single case in the past 10 years, the WHO added.

“Togo is a pathfinder in eliminating sleeping sickness, a disease which has threatened millions of Africans,” said Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO's regional director for Africa.

Sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis, is caused by parasites which are transmitted by infected tsetse flies and is only found in 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

If left untreated it is almost always fatal.

In 1995, about 25,000 cases were detected, while in 2019, fewer than 1,000 cases were found.

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Flamboyant Nigerian banker Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected chairman of the African Development Bank (AfDB) after weathering a political storm over allegations of corruption.

Mr Adesina ran unopposed and gained 100% of votes cast at the AfDB's annual meeting, held via video link, to secure a second term, a statement by the bank said.

His re-election came after an independent panel last month upheld a decision of the AfDB's ethics committee to clear him of all charges.

The panel's decision was seen as a rebuff to US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who pushed for a review of the ethics committee's decision.

Whistleblowers had accused the Nigerian of giving contracts to friends and appointing relatives at the bank.

Mr Adesina denied all wrongdoing.

A charismatic speaker, who is known for his elegant suits and bow ties, he has led the bank since 2015.