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U.N provides $13mln grant for Cyclone Kenneth victims

The United Nations on Sunday announced that it will be providing a grant of $13 million to Mozambique and Comoros after Cyclone Kenneth battered...

900 people killed in ethnic violence in DR Congo

The United Nations Human Rights Office on Wednesday said about 890 people have been killed in ethnic violence in the northwestern Democratic Republic of...

Hundreds of women and girls abducted in South Sudan

The United Nations says government troops and rebel forces in South Sudan have abducted hundreds of women and girls. The abductions took place this year...

Former U.N chief Kofi Annan laid to rest in Accra

The late former UN secretary General, Kofi Annan has been laid to rest in his home country Ghana. A private burial ceremony was held...

South Sudan troops rape hundreds of civilians

The United Nations' human rights office is accusing government troops from South Sudan of raping hundreds of women and girls. The U.N also says at...

Ethiopia: 800,000 flee their homes due to violence

The United Nations and Ethiopia's government say more than 800,000 people have fled their homes due to violence. These people fled their homes in the southern...

Libya: U.N. sanctions six people for human-trafficking

Six people have been sanctioned by the United Nations for human trafficking offences and smuggling of migrants in Libya. The sanctions were imposed on Thursday...

CAR backs the creation of court to probe war crimes

Lawmakers in the Central African Republic have approved a new law that backs the creation of a special court which is expected to investigate...

Special court to start probe of war crimes in CAR

The United Nations has announced that a special criminal court will start work soon in investigating cases of war crimes committed in the Central...

Congo accused of obstructing probe of U.N. experts killings

The United Nations experts investigating the murder of two of the global body's investigators in the Democratic Republic of Congo last year have accused Congolese security officials of interfering with the investigation into the killings.

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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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