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Congo: Mass demonstration against ‘constitutional coup’

September 28, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Thousands of people staged a mass demonstration in Congo’s capital city on Sunday to voice their opposition to possible constitutional changes that would allow President […]

Burkina Faso: coup leaders’ assets frozen

September 28, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Judicial authorities in Burkina Faso on Saturday froze the assets of General Gilbert Diendere and 13 other individuals believed to have had a role in […]

Mali: ICC arrests Islamist rebel suspected of attacking Timbuktu monuments

September 26, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

An Islamist rebel suspected of attacking mosques and monuments in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu was handed over to the International Criminal Court, officials […]

Chad: Boko Haram plunges GDP forecast to 1%

September 26, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that Chad’s GDP will contract to 1 percent this year as compared to the 5 percent growth […]

Over 700 People Killed and nearly 800 injured in Mecca Stampede

September 26, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Over 700 people were killed in a stampede on Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The […]

Egypt: President frees Aljazeera journalists, other prisoners

September 26, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners, including Al Jazeera TV journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, on Wednesday. A statement from the presidency […]

Ghana: National Gas Company acquires 4 helicopters

September 26, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama commissioned four new helicopters procured by the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) to facilitate its operations on new oil and […]

DRC: Ireland court releases state-owned plane grounded in debt row

September 26, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

An airplane belonging to Democratic Republic of Congo’s new national carrier was released by an Irish court earlier this week after it was grounded over […]