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DR Congo’s Bemba fined and sentenced for witness tampering

The International Criminal Court has sentenced Democratic Republic of Congo's former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba to 12 months in prison. He has also been fined...

Congo’s top court bars Bemba from presidential race

The highest court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has barred former vice president, Jean-Pierre Bemba from contesting December's presidential election. The top court gave...

Risks still remain despite progress in controlling Ebola in Congo

The World Health Organization says risks still remain in fighting the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. WHO officials however say they...

Ebola patients recover using experimental treatment

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are celebrating the success chalked so far using an experimental treatment for the deadly Ebola virus. Officials...

DR Congo rejects Bemba’s bid for president

The electoral commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected the presidential bid of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba. His name was excluded from the...

Doctor contracts Ebola in eastern Congo, death toll rises

The World Health Organization on Friday announced that a doctor has contracted the deadly Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The doctor living...

DR Congo gets more experimental Ebola treatments

More Ebola experimental treatments have been approved by the Democratic Republic of Congo to fight the deadly virus. The country's health ministry says the new...

DR Congo: Death toll from Ebola outbreak reaches 55

55 people have so far been killed from the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo, according to health officials. New details of the outbreak...

Conflict in DR Congo threatening fight against Ebola

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the ongoing militia violence in Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening the fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak. It...

Cholera kills 149 in DR Congo and Niger

Almost 150 people have been killed by a Cholera epidemic that has hit the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger. The epidemic since February has...

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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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