It means the firm only needs to remove links from its search results in Europe - and not elsewhere - after receiving an appropriate request. The ruling stems from a dispute between Google and a French privacy regulator. In 2015, CNIL ordered...
Family spokesman and nephew Leo Mugabe says the date is yet to be determined. Before that there will be a public ceremony at the shrine in the capital on Sunday, followed by a ceremony at Mr Mugabe's home village. Mr Mugabe, who was 95,...
His family confirmed his death to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power. Mr Mugabe's early years were praised for...
"For too long when investors have knocked on the door, and the Africans opened the door, the only person standing there was the Chinese," Tibor Nagy, the US assistant secretary of state for African Affairs recently told the BBC. China's trade with...
It was the fourth time lucky for Khumalo, whose previous attempts were thwarted by weather. She abandoned her 2014 attempt after an avalanche killed 16 sherpa. Her 2015 attempt was cut short after a devastating earthquake in Nepal. She reached the...
He signed an executive order which effectively bars US companies from using foreign telecoms believed to pose national security risks. The order does not name any company, but is believed to target Huawei. The Chinese tech giant said restricting...
The emir holds a lot of influence and is a religious and cultural leader in the region. At a traditional ceremony in Kano Mike Zhang took the title of Wakilin Yan China, meaning the leader of the Chinese residents, as his head was wrapped in a...
In a video announcement, Mr Biden warned that the "core values of the nation... our very democracy, everything that has made America America, is at stake". The 76-year-old enters a crowded race for the 2020 Democratic nomination. He is...
"We have five cases of cholera which have been confirmed. This is in Beira and the area around," Mozambique's Environment Minister Celso Correia is quoted by AFP as saying. More than 450 people in Mozambique died as a result of the cyclone, which...
The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act has been the leading weapon in stifling media freedom. During former President Robert Mugabe’s rule it was used to arrest journalists and shut down newspapers. It places restrictions...
The couple stand accused of money laundering and fraud. Bushiri, commonly referred to as "Major 1", appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, where throngs of supporters displayed posters in solidarity with their...
Unidentified men on motorbikes shot Ahmed Hussein-Suale three times in the capital Accra, local media reports say. He was a member of Tiger Eye Private Investigations and had investigated corruption in Ghana's football leagues. The...
"Angry people are preventing commuter buses from carrying passengers. People are just stranded," Nhamo Tembo told AFP. He was trying to travel from Epworth, a poor suburb, east of the capital Harare. Boulders blocked roads leading to Harare city...
Provisional results put him ahead of another opposition candidate, Martin Fayulu, and the ruling coalition's Emmanuel Shadary. If confirmed, Mr Tshisekedi will be the first opposition challenger to win since the DR Congo gained...
Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and deputy chair, was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December. Details of the arrest have not been released but the US has been investigating Huawei over possible violation of sanctions against...
Placed between a Christmas tree and a menorah, the four-foot sculpture depicts a snake coiled around an outstretched arm holding an apple. It's the first display sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the Temple of Satan. The state government said the...
Race-related violence, discriminatory police profiling, and discrimination in the search for jobs and housing were commonplace for many, the EU's agency for fundamental rights (FRA) said. Finland had the highest rates of race-related...
On World Toilet Day, it has reported that 93%of Ethiopians lack basic sanitation where they live, making it the lowest ranked nation on the continent. For Chad, Madagascar and South Sudan the figure is 90%. In sub-Saharan Africa overall more...
The song, which was released over the weekend, is now strictly prohibited from being played on any TV and radio stations in Tanzania. Basata said the song's lyrics are "encouraging sexual thrill" and therefore immoral. The regulatory body also...
A Democratic majority in the lower chamber for the first time in eight years will restrict his ability to steer his programme through Congress. But Mr Trump's Republicans are set to strengthen their grip on the Senate. Tuesday's vote was seen as a...
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