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Central African Republic violence worsening despite vote

Violent clashes are spreading in Central African Republic despite successful polls that elected a new government earlier this year, U.N. sanctions monitors have reported...

Congo asks companies to block social media before anti-Kabila protests

Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have asked telecoms companies to block social media networks from Monday, apparently to thwart protests against plans by...

Chad raises legal marriage age to 18, abrogates death penalty

The parliament of Chad has adopted a reform of its penal code which raises the legal marriage age from 16 to 18 and abrogates...

Cameroon police shoot dead 4 protesters in anglophone region

Anti-government demonstrators block a road in Bamenda, Cameroon. Photo Credit: Reuters   Police in Cameroon shot dead four anti-government demonstrators in one of the Central African nation's...

Clashes between Congo tribal militia, government kill 31

Clashes between a tribal militia and security forces in a province of central Congo killed at least 31 people at the weekend, its vice...

Burundi president’s spokesperson escapes assassination attempt

The head of communication for Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza, Willy Nyamitwe has narrowly escaped an attempted assassination Monday night in the capital Bujumbura. Details of...

UN mission in DRC condemns deadly attack on Hutu village

The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have condemned Sunday’s attack on an internally displaced people’s camp by militiamen. The...

East Congo militia kills 30 civilians, most from rival ethnic group

An ethnic Nande militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed about 30 civilians, mostly Hutus, on Sunday morning, local sources said, in an...

Rebels targeted ethnic Fulanis in Central African Republic town

The United Nations' top genocide official said on Friday he had reports that militia fighters in Central African Republic hunted down and massacred members...

Two female suicide bombers attack far north of Cameroon town

Authorities in Cameroon say two young female suicide bombers attacked a town in Cameroon’s Far North region early on Thursday, the attack is 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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