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South Africa: Man arrested for racially abusing Ramaphosa

Police in South Africa say they have arrested a man who racially abused the country's President Cyril Ramaphosa. The man who will be charged in...

Zimbabwe needs $35 million to tackle cholera outbreak

Zimbabwe's government says it needs $35 million to fight the current cholera outbreak that has claimed over thirty lives. The government is now appealing to...

Liberia’s ‘banknotes worth $104m’ missing

The government of Liberia has launched investigations into the disappearance of two huge consignments of money printed abroad. The consignments of money were brought into...

Zimbabwe opposition MPs boycott Mnangagwa address

Zimbabwe's opposition MPs on Tuesday walked out of the state of the nation address presented by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to parliament. The opposition MPs led...

South Africa’s top court allows for private use of cannabis

South Africa's constitutional court has ruled allowing the use of cannabis for private purposes. That means using cannabis for personal reason is no longer a...

DR Congo’s Bemba fined and sentenced for witness tampering

The International Criminal Court has sentenced Democratic Republic of Congo's former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba to 12 months in prison. He has also been fined...

Burkina Faso: 50 girls hospitalized after genital mutilation

Officials in Burkina Faso say about 50 girls have been hospitalised after undergoing female genital mutilation. According to BBC Afrique, some of the girls...

Five die in stadium stampede in Angola

Angolan officials say five people were killed during a stampede in a stadium after a football match over the weekend. The country's sports ministry said...

Free Education: Ghana struggles with large student numbers

Ghana’s government is marking a year since it rolled out its much publicized free education policy. The policy was meant to widen access to secondary...

Protest held over ‘torture’ of political detainees in Comoros

A protest has been held over ongoing reported cases of human rights abuses and torture of opposition political activists in Comoros. Members of the United...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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