West African leaders lifted Mali’s economic and financial sanctions
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Sunday, leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) withdrew Mali’s economic and financial sanctions after…
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At least 17 bodies found dead in a South Africa nightclub
According to police sources on Sunday, South African authorities are probing the deaths of at least 17 patrons…
Prince Charles regrets slavery in Commonwealth speech
In an address to Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda on Friday, Prince Charles expressed regret over slavery and acknowledged…
Congo bans Rwanda border crossings following soldier’s death
Democratic Republic of Congo curtailed border crossing hours with Rwanda after a Congolese soldier was shot and killed…
Ugandan army finds Islamist militia training facility
On Thursday, the Ugandan military announced that it had uncovered bomb-making materials in a training site for an…
Kenya wants a regional army in eastern Congo immediately
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta called for the urgent deployment of a new regional military force in an effort…
Armed men kill 100 in Burkina Faso’s border region
A security source reported that armed men massacred at least 100 villagers in a remote zone of northern…
Congo rebels take border town, 30,000 escape to Uganda
M23 militants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have taken the eastern border town of Bunagana, forcing…
Pope Francis apologises for trip cancellation to Africa
Pope Francis sent his apologies to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan for…
Belgian king regrets Congo colonial past but doesn’t apologise
On Wednesday, King Philippe of Belgium repeated his profound regrets for the exploitation, bigotry, and acts of brutality…
Putin denies responsibility for Africa’s food catastrophe
Russia asserted on Friday that it was not to blame for the global food crisis, as leaders of…
500 people have been killed as Mali’s military junta loses control
From January to March of this year, army forces and Islamist organisations killed over 500 people in Mali,…
Egyptian Former presidential candidate jailed for 15 years
An Egyptian court sentenced former presidential contender Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and many prominent members of the outlawed…
Violence in east Congo has displaced 72,000 in one week
More than 72,000 people have been displaced as a result of fighting between the army and the M23…
Tunisian union calls national strike over wages and economy
After rejecting to participate in a restricted conversation provided by the president as he rewrites the constitution, the…
Ethiopia arrests 4,000 over crackdown against militia fighters
Ethiopian authorities have arrested over 4,000 individuals in the northern Amhara region, local state media said on Monday,…
Former Somali leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidency
Former Somali leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the president again on Sunday in a vote conducted by legislators…
Mali’s military junta withdraws from G5 Sahel regional force
Mali is withdrawing from a multinational military group in West Africa’s Sahel area fighting an Islamist insurgency, the…
Dozens killed in an alleged militia incursion in Congo
Sunday’s attack on a mining camp outside the town of Mongwalu in the eastern Ituri province of the…
Woman Jailed for Puncturing Her Partner’s Condoms To Get Pregnant
Local media stated that a lady in Germany was given a 6-month suspended prison term for sexual assault…
