Ghana: Authorities say they have foiled a planned bombing attack
Ghana’s government fears an escalation of violence could benefit jihadist groups in neighboring Burkina Faso. Criminals” have attempted to blow up a bridge in a […]
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Nigeria tests biometric identification before elections
The Nigeria’s National Elections Commission (NEC) organized Saturday tests on biometric identification before the presidential election of February 25, to avoid the previous failures and […]
South Africa wants to decriminalize prostitution
The South African government has introduced a proposal to decriminalize prostitution in an effort to combat the growing violence against women. The offer and use […]
Kenya: Raila Odinga calls for international inquiry into death of lawyer Paul Gicheru
There are calls for an international investigation into the death of lawyer Paul Gicheru in Kenya. The lawyer, who was being prosecuted by the ICC, […]
Nigeria’s presidential election: Four candidates commit to civil “peace
Four of the leading candidates in Nigeria’s February 2023 presidential election pledged on Thursday not to promote any violence during the upcoming five-month campaign. As […]
Mozambique’s president wants to revive natural gas projects
Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday said it was “relevant” to expect a resumption of activity at future natural gas production sites in the country’s northeast, which […]
Mozambique: Italian nun killed in attack attributed to jihadists
An Italian nun was killed in an attack on a Catholic mission in northeastern Mozambique, which has been plagued by jihadist violence for nearly five […]
Release of the four nuns kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen have freed four nuns they abducted in southeastern Nigeria on Sunday, police said Wednesday. The four nuns, abducted near the town of Okigwe in […]
Ivorian President Ouattara to meet his predecessors Gbagbo and Bédié
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will meet his two predecessors Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bédié on 14 July, the government spokesman announced on Wednesday, a […]
Two peacekeepers killed in explosion in northern Mali
Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Mission in Mali (UNMIS) were killed and five others seriously injured Tuesday in a mine explosion in the north […]