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First batch of Kenyan troops withdrawn from U.N. South Sudan mission

100 Kenyan soldiers that served in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan on Wednesday returned to the capital, Nairobi. The Kenyan Government ordered their...

[US Elections] More African leaders congratulate president-elect Donald Trump

The world has been stunned by the victory of Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States. African leaders like their citizens have...

[US Elections] Historic win for Somali-American woman

Ilhan Omar has made history by becoming the first Somali female legislator in the United States. Ms Omar will be a lawmaker in the US...

Ships more at risk after first Somali pirate attack in years: officials

Merchant vessels sailing through busy shipping lanes between Somalia and Yemen may be underestimating the risk of piracy and terrorism following two attempted attacks...

Parents in Uganda protest closure of schools

Scores of parents and pupils in Uganda on Monday marched on the streets of the country’s capital Kampala. They have been protesting the closure of...

[Video] US election: Donald Trump criticizes Somalis

The Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on the Somali community in the US state of Minnesota. He has blamed...

29 killed in Somalia’s Galkayo city fighting

At least 29 people have been killed in fighting between militias in Somalia's central Galkayo city, according to the Reuters news agency. Officials in Somalia...

Football fans killed in South Sudan shooting

At least 11 people are dead and 16 others have been injured after an attack on football fans in South Sudan, local media report. A...

Riek Machar spokesperson deported from Kenya

The spokesperson for Riek Machar, the former vice-president of South Sudan has been deported by the Kenyan government. James Gatdet Dak was deported to South...

Court in Uganda orders the closure of private schools

A high court in Uganda has ordered the shutting down of several primary schools run by the US social enterprise, Bridge International Academies. The schools...

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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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