Ghana: outcry as top army captain is mistakenly lynched
The horrific lynching of a Ghanaian Army’s Captain by a mob in the Central Region of the West African nation has provoked an outcry across […]
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DRC: EU sanctions 9 more officials
The European Union has adopted restrictive measures against nine individuals responsible for serious human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with […]
South Africa: Zuma survives no confidence vote, Dubai exit plan exposed
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has survived another vote of no confidence this weekend despite a spate of recent corruption scandals, cabinet sackings and his […]
Equatorial Guinea approved as 14th OPEC member
Equatorial Guinea has officially joined the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as 14th member on Thursday, Reuters reported. Africa’s third biggest oil producer applied […]
International Organization of Francophonie Bestows its Highest Distinction on Morocco’s King
The International Organization of la Francophonie has awarded King Mohammed VI of Morocco its highest honorary order, the Order of La Pléiade, in tribute to […]
African fallen peacekeepers honoured by the UN
The United Nation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday honoured 117 peacekeepers, including many Africans, who lost their lives while serving in peacekeeping operations in 2016, […]
Nigeria: Police arrests about 55 Biafra separatists
Police in Nigeria has arrested about 55 members of the Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) as the group staged what it called the ‘new Biafra’ commemoration […]
An African at the helm of WHO, a Première
After a tough election campaign and three rounds of voting, the General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) elected Tuesday Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
South Sudan: President Kiir announces unilateral ceasefire
South Soudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire and promised to release political prisoners in the famine and war-ravaged worlds’ youngest nation. […]
Libya: UNHCR expresses dismay over refugees’ detention conditions
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has stated that he was “shocked at the harsh conditions in which refugees and migrants are held, generally […]