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Rwanda accused of abusing street children at detention centre

Human Rights Watch has accused Rwanda of illegally detaining and abusing street children at a holding centre in the capital, Kigali. The rights group said...

Burundi ruling party picks Ndayishimiye for presidential vote

Burundi’s ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, picked its secretary general, Evariste Ndayishimiye, as its candidate in a presidential election scheduled for May, it said on...

Rwanda to scrap visa fees for over 90 countries to boost trade

Rwanda has announced plans to scrap visa fees for citizens of over 90 countries as it makes efforts to boost trade. When this policy is...

President of Burundi to get $530,000 exit-package

Burundi lawmakers on Tuesday adopted legislation offering a golden parachute to outgoing presidents, including a luxury villa and a one-off sum equivalent to more...

South African military plane crashes in DR Congo

South African military officials have confirmed that one of their Air Force planes crashed at Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The crash...

DR Congo: 6-year-old girl dies out of hunger after eating sand

A 6-year-old girl in the Democratic Republic of Congo has died out of hunger. Marie is said to have gone days without food and at...

Rwandans donate smartphones so everyone can be connected

Rwandans are donating and pledging thousands of smartphones so that those who can't afford such devices access one and get connected. So far the country...

Militants kill 18 civilians in attack on eastern Congo village

Islamist militants have killed 18 people in an attack on a village in eastern Congo, a regional official and a local human rights group...

WHO records first Ebola relapse in DR Congo outbreak

The World Health Organization said on Friday that health officials in eastern Congo have recorded the first ever relapse of an Ebola survivor. According to...

DR Congo secures $368 mln loan from IMF after suspension

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board has approved the disbursement of around $368 million to Democratic Republic of Congo, the Fund said on Monday...

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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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