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Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Bukavu in DRC as Tensions Escalate

February 17, 2025 Geraldine Boechat 0

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have taken control of Bukavu on February 16, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking another significant […]

Mozambique faces security crisis as mass prison break escalates post-election unrest

December 26, 2024 Geraldine Boechat 0

More than 1,500 inmates, including 29 convicted terrorists, escaped from Maputo Central Prison, a maximum-security facility, in what authorities described as a premeditated act linked […]

Guinea’s Fugitive Colonel: From Prison Break to Handcuffs

September 20, 2024 Pawla Nibramich 0

In a twist that reads like a Hollywood script, Guinea’s most wanted man is back behind bars. Ex-Colonel Claude Pivi, the mastermind behind one of […]

Sierra Leone Court Convicts 11 in Alleged Coup Plot, Ringleader Faces 182 Years

July 24, 2024 Steven Addamah 0

A Sierra Leone court has found 11 individuals guilty of treason and other offenses related to an alleged coup attempt last November. The incident involved […]

South African police seek fugitive serial rapist they thought was dead

March 29, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

South African police said Monday they were searching for a fugitive serial rapist and murderer they thought had been dead since May 2022 and the […]

DRC: Over 800 inmates escape after prison attack in Butembo

August 11, 2022 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Two policemen were killed and more than 800 inmates escaped on Tuesday night during an attack on a prison by militiamen in the eastern Democratic […]

Cameroon begins man-hunt to track over 160 detainees after prison break

July 30, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

More than 160 inmates have escaped from jail in Cameroon’s north-west region following an attack on the penitentiary by armed men. According to local media […]

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