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Central Africa

Cameroon: Kidnapped students released

Authorities in Cameroon on Friday said abductors have released the 15 university students kidnapped on Wednesday. The students were kidnapped from the University of Buea...

DR Congo: U.S. sanctions Congo election officials

The United States of America has announced the imposition of sanctions on three senior officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo. These officials all work...

DR Congo: Ebola outbreak spreads to new city

The deadly Ebola disease has now been recorded in a new city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The city of Bunia is the latest...

15 students kidnapped in Cameroon

Fifteen students have been kidnapped in Cameroon. They were kidnapped from the University of Buea on Wednesday. The students were abducted by gunmen while training...

DR Congo: Train crash kills 24, mostly children

At least 24 people mostly children have been killed after a train in the Democratic Republic of Congo derailed. Local media reports that over 30...

DR Congo’s President frees 700 political prisoners

700 political prisoners in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been pardoned and freed by President Félix Tshisekedi. Tshisekedi who recently won a crucial and...

DR Congo ethnic violence claims over 500 lives

A United Nations' investigation has revealed that over 500 people were killed in ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018. Hundreds were...

DR Congo’s Bemba seeks $75m damages from court

Democratic Republic of Congo’s former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba is seeking damages of $75 million from the war crimes court. Bemba, 56, spent almost a...

Peace deal in Central African Republic risks collapsing

The peace deal aimed at resolving the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) is at risk of collapsing less than a month after...

Cameroon: Kidnapped schoolchildren freed

Cameroon officials have confirmed the abduction of 166 school children and their teachers by unknown gunmen. Cameroon's Ministry of Defence has however said that the...

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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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