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UN ‘horrified’ by video showing killing of experts in DR Congo

The United Nations said on Monday it was horrified by a video screened by the government of Democratic Republic of Congo that appeared to...

Migrants drown as their boat sinks off Greece’s Lesbos

At least eight people, including a child, drowned when an inflatable boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off Greece's Lesbos island, the Greek coastguard...

Multilateral banks to deepen collaboration with private sector

Leaders of the top multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to deepen their collaboration to encourage private sector investment in vital infrastructure needed to...

82 aid workers killed in South Sudan war

The United Nation on Wednesday said the three year long war in South Sudan has left some 82 aid workers dead. A total of...

U.N. discovers 17 mass graves in central Congo

U.N. investigators have discovered 17 mass grave sites in central Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total to 40 documented in an area where...

U.N. staff held hostage by refugees in South Sudan released

A hundred unarmed South Sudanese refugees in east Congo took 13 United Nations mission staff hostage on Tuesday, demanding to be moved to a...

Japanese troops start withdrawing from South Sudan

Japan on Monday started withdrawing its troops from a U.N. mission in war battered South Sudan, according to an official, a move coinciding with...

Armyworms ravage crops in southern Ethiopia

rop-eating caterpillars known as fall armyworms have damaged crops across southern Ethiopia, the latest country to be struck by the pests in a region...

WHO claims two billion people drink contaminated water

Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that nearly two billion...

UN wants fresh talks over Western Sahara

The United Nation is pushing for fresh talks regarding Western Sahara and its quest to gain independence from Morocco. The U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres according...

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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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