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Thousands saved off Libyan coast over Easter

Thousands of migrants have been saved from the sea near Libya during one of the busiest weekends of the year for rescue workers. More than...

Hundreds of migrants feared missing after boat sinks off Libya

Close to 100 migrants were feared missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast near Tripoli on Thursday, a coastguard official said. Coastguard spokesman...

Egyptian lawyer jailed 10 years for posts on Facebook

An Egyptian lawyer has been jailed on charges of using Facebook to disturb the peace of the country. The criminal court sentenced the rights lawyer,...

Sudanese soldiers killed in Yemen conflict

Sudan's army on Wednesday confirmed that five of its soldiers have been killed while fighting for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition against Houthi forces in...

Migrants sold and bought in ‘slave market’ in Libya

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday announced that its staff in Niger and Libya have documented “shocking events” of the trading of...

Seven suspected Islamic State militants killed in shootout in Egypt

Egyptian security forces killed seven suspected Islamic State militants in a shootout on Monday as they were meeting to plan attacks on minority Christians,...

UN wants fresh talks over Western Sahara

The United Nation is pushing for fresh talks regarding Western Sahara and its quest to gain independence from Morocco. The U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres according...

Three-month state of emergency announced in Egypt

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 44 dead. The...

AfDB Vice President Kacou concludes three-day visit to Sudan

The Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) responsible for Corporate Services and Human Resources, Alberic Kacou, concluded a three-day official visit to...

Tunisia sentences British DJ for Muslim prayer remix

A Tunisian court has sentenced a British DJ to a year in jail after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to...

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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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