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At least 55 killed in DR Congo village raids – UN

At least 55 people were killed overnight in two attacks on villages in eastern Congo, the United Nations said on Monday, in potentially the worst night of violence the area has seen in at least four years. The army and...

Mali coup leader attends ECOWAS extraordinary meeting; Chair iterates commitment towards stability

Chairman, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana Sunday reiterated the continuous commitment of the regional bloc to the peaceful resolution on the crisis in Mali. Thus, he has urged heads of state of government in the region to remain...

Israeli Foreign Minister arrives in Egypt to discuss Gaza ‘permanent ceasefire’

Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi arrived in Cairo on Sunday to discuss with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry the establishment of a “permanent ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas, the group that governs the besieged Gaza Strip. Ashkenazi tweeted in Arabic,...

Ghana hosts ECOWAS extraordinary summit on Mali

A total of 10 members of Economic Community of West Afrcan States (ECOWAS) are converging in Accra tomorrow Sunday 30th May, 2021. The purpose among others, is to deliberate on raging crisis in Mali and take consequential decision on...

Mali’s constitutional court declares coup leader as transitional president

Mali's constitutional court has named the leader of the country's military coup, Colonel Assimi Goïta, as its transitional president. Col Goïta had already declared himself interim president on Wednesday, two days after seizing power in Mali's second coup in nine...

Schools ransacked, inhabited in Ethiopia’s Tigray violence – Human Rights Watch

A quarter of schools in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have been damaged during a months-long conflict, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW), which accused all fighting sides of looting and occupying educational facilities. In a report released on Friday, the HRW...

We are responsible for genocide during colonial-era occupation of Namibia – Germany

Germany has officially acknowledged that it committed genocide during its colonial-era occupation of Namibia, and announced a financial support gesture. German colonisers killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people in then German South West Africa in the early...

DRC: Thousands flee city of Goma amidst second volcanic eruption warnings

Thousands of people scrambled to flee the Congolese city of Goma on Thursday, some picking their way across landscapes scarred with lava, after officials said a second volcanic eruption could happen any time. According to military governor of North Kivu...

Forgive my country for its role in Rwanda genocide – French president to Kagame

French President Emmanuel Macron, in a visit to Rwanda, has said France recognised its “responsibility” in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, asking for forgiveness for his country’s role but without offering an official apology. His comments on Thursday came during a...

‘Sex workers’ in Zimbabwean community accepting maize, beans as payment for services

COVID-19 has hit sex workers very hard in Dema Growth Point, a community in the Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe, to the extent of accepting buckets of maize and cups of beans as payment from their cash-strapped male clients. The sex...
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