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Militia kill 34 in Congo; church leader makes appeal to Kabila

Joseph Kabila. Photo Credit: John Bompengo   Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 34 civilians over the weekend, the army and local...

Two die in police building collapse in Lagos

An excavator is seen at the site of the collapse of of a two-storey building in a police training college in Ikeja district, Lagos,...

ECOWAS to use force to get rid of Gambia’s Jammeh if he refuses to exit “honorably”

There are indications the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) will apply force in getting embattled president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh out of power...

Opposition says Congo politicians seal Kabila transition deal

Congolese politicians have agreed in principle to a deal under which President Joseph Kabila leaves office by the end of 2017, opposition leaders said...

Scores confirmed dead in gas explosion in Ghana’s capital Accra

Security officials in Ghana have confirmed that at least nine people dead in a gas explosion in the country’s capital Accra on Thursday night. The...

Egypt delays U.N. vote on settlements after Trump, Israel urge U.S. veto

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) stands next to Donald Trump during their meeting in New York. Photo Credit: Reuters.     Egypt postponed a U.N. Security Council...

Kenya’s Cord MPs storm out over ‘fight’

Cord MPs went straight to court after leaving parliament. Photo Credit: The Star. Opposition MPs in Kenya have stormed out of parliament in the capital,...

Nigeria and Sierra Leone Judges to sit on Jammeh’s election challenge case

Judges from Nigeria and Sierra Leone have been appointed by Gambia officials to sit on the election petition filed by the party of the...

More deaths recorded in Congo political crisis, religious leaders call for a deal by Christmas

Scores of people are reported dead in the ongoing political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and another separate gun battle between Congolese...

24-year-old Tunisian, Anis Amri named as a suspect in the Berlin truck attack

Archive images of the suspect have been released. Photo Credit: Thinkstock A manhunt is under way across Europe's Schengen states after prosecutors identified a suspect in...

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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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