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UN peacekeeper who had child with minor in DR Congo suspended

A UN peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been suspended over allegations that he fathered a child with an underage girl. Under Congolese...

Court in Senegal upholds life sentence for Chad’s Hissene Habre

The life sentence for Chad's former President Hissene Habre was on Thursday upheld by a court in Senegal. The appeals court in Senegal upheld Mr....

20 killed in clashes in DR Congo’s Kasai region

Twenty people died in ethnic clashes last week in the troubled central Kasai region of Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Wednesday. The...

UN ‘horrified’ by video showing killing of experts in DR Congo

The United Nations said on Monday it was horrified by a video screened by the government of Democratic Republic of Congo that appeared to...

RFI journalist jailed 10 years in Cameroon

A Cameroon military tribunal on Monday sentenced a Radio France International correspondent to 10 years in prison for what it said was his "failure...

Internet restored to Anglophone regions in Cameroon

Internet has now been restored to Anglophone regions in Cameroon after months offline. The government of Cameroon announced the restoration on Thursday in a...

Rwandan jailed for life for genocide crimes

A Rwandan man accused of leading and coordinating attacks on minority Tutsis during Rwanda's 1994 genocide has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his...

U.N. discovers 17 mass graves in central Congo

U.N. investigators have discovered 17 mass grave sites in central Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total to 40 documented in an area where...

U.N. staff held hostage by refugees in South Sudan released

A hundred unarmed South Sudanese refugees in east Congo took 13 United Nations mission staff hostage on Tuesday, demanding to be moved to a...

DR Congo opposition wants expensive passports case probed

Opposition leaders in Democratic Republic of Congo called on national authorities on Monday to investigate a report by Reuters last week that most of...

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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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