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Government and Rebel forces in South Sudan indicted for committing horrific atrocities against civilians

Women stand outside a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) site in Yei, in southern South Sudan. The formerly peaceful town of Yei was once a...

Gunmen open fire on candidates writing exams in Kenya

Photo Credit: NATION MEDIA GROUP Gunmen on Tuesday stormed a highs school in Kenya and opened fired on candidates sitting a History paper. The Daily Nation...

Rwandan genocide suspects extradited from Netherlands face court

Two Rwandans extradited from the Netherlands to their home country pleaded not guilty during a preliminary court hearing in Kigali on Monday to crimes...

Japanese troops land in South Sudan

Japanese peacekeepers arrive at the Juba airport to participate in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in South Sudan's capital Juba, November...

Ethiopia airlines increases weekly flights to Cape Town

Ethiopian Airlines are set to increase the frequency of their flights to Cape Town in South Africa. The Addis Ababa – Cape Town route...

[Video] Kenyan University closed following students’ riot over ‘love affair’

Maasai Mara University entrance. Photo Credit: Standard Media   A university in Kenya, the Maasai Mara University has had its main campus closed indefinitely. It follows students’...

U.S. proposes U.N. arms embargo on South Sudan, sanctions

The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan...

Kenyan teachers in court for helping candidates cheat in exams with ‘special chairs’

Kenya has been trying to crack down on exam cheats this year. Photo Credit: AFP   Seven teachers in Kenya have appeared in court for allegedly...

UN Chief warns of mass killings in South Sudan

The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has stated that there are emerging dangers of mass killings in conflict stricken South Sudan. He...

Kenyans support the closure of the ‘Dadaab’ Somali refugee camp, survey shows

Refugees stand outside their tent at the Ifo Extension refugee camp in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border in Garissa County. Photo Credit: Reuters   A new...

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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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