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Heightened calls to protect graves of people with albinism

UN albinism expert Ikponwosa Ero says buried bodies are being targeted. Photo Credit: BBC   A UN expert on albinism has told the BBC that buried...

Kenya delays closure of Somali refugee camp after pleas from rights activists

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

Thousands of people short of food in Burundi

Refugees from Burundi who fled violence and political tension prepare food at a camp. Photo File Credit: Reuters   Some 600,000 people are short of food...

Thousands of illegal weapons set ablaze in Kenya

Photo Credit: AFP   A cache of illegal weapons seized by Kenyan officials has been set ablaze on Tuesday. The 5,250 weapons in total were burnt in...

Kenyan couple name their son Donald Trump

Baby Donald trump Otieno with his nanny at home Photo Credit: Nation Media Group     US president elect Donald Trump appears to be winning the hearts of...

South Sudan aid workers ‘abducted’

More than two million people have fled their homes because of the conflict. Photo Credit: AFP   Twenty aid workers have been abducted in South Sudan's...

Mozambique police rescue two girls ‘sold as wives for $64’

Schoolgirls on Ibo island, part of the Quirimbas archipelago, Mozambique. Photograph: Julian Love/Alamy   Police in Mozambique say they have stopped an attempt to traffic two...

Malawi to introduce new 2,000 kwacha bank note

Malawi’s Reserve Bank has announced that it is introducing a 2,000 kwacha equivalent to $2.80 bank note. This will take effect from December 19...

S.Africa, Ghana & Nigeria, Africa’s top mobile app users – Internet survey

South Africa ranks highest in Africa with respect to the use of mobile applications. They are followed by Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda respectively. According...

[Photos] Update: Tanzania’s first lady discharged from hospital

Photo Credit: Tanzania, State House Tanzania's First Lady Janet Magufuli has been discharged from hospital. A statement from the government said doctors at the state hospital,...

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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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