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Opposition party in Cameroon calls for federalism

Cameroon’s main opposition party led by Ni John Fru Ndi is vouching for federalism. The Social Democratic Front (SDF), confirmed it’s position on Sunday after...

40 police officers beheaded by Central Congo militia

Militia fighters in central Democratic Republic of Congo decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush, local officials said on Saturday, the deadliest attack on security forces since an insurrection in the region began last August.

Congo warlord Katanga ordered by ICC to pay victims

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has for the first time ordered a war criminal to pay reparations to victims of his atrocities.

Rwanda charges dual British national with treason

Rwandan prosecutors charged a dual Rwandan-British citizen of treason on Thursday, accusing her of forming an armed group and conspiring to unseat the president.

French citizen kidnapped in Chad

A French military source has told Reuters that a French national has been kidnapped on Thursday in eastern Chad.

U.N. peacekeepers accused of acting as militants in CAR

Armed groups and even United Nations peacekeepers have occupied schools or set up bases nearby in the Central African Republic, preventing countless pupils across the conflict-torn from receiving an education, a rights group said on Thursday.

Congo’s Bemba jail term extended by an extra year

Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday added a year to Jean-Pierre Bemba's 18-year jail term following the former Congolese vice president's conviction for attempting to bribe witnesses during his war crimes trial.

Cameroon ‘forcing Nigeria refugees home’

The UN refugee agency has criticised Cameroon for the forced return of hundreds of refugees to north-east Nigeria after they had fled from the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency.

France’s Le Pen in Chad leader visit

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen met Chad's President Idriss Deby on Tuesday to discuss the two allies' cooperation in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa.

DR Congo peace talk in crisis after key figure exits dialogue

Barely a week after the Democratic Republic Congo’s Catholic church returned to the negotiating table with the government and the opposition to unlock the ongoing political stalemate, a top official of DRC’s main opposition party has exited the talks.

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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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