International
Amnesty Intn’l claims Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa sustaining Mugabe’s brutal human rights abuses
ZIMBABWE – The government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe has failed to live up to its promises for change and break with ...
International
35 people reportedly killed in fuel depot explosion in Republic of Benin
PORTO-NOVO – At least 35 people have been killed in Benin after a fuel depot exploded into flames, sending a black cloud of ...
International
Anti-govt protests over economic crisis enter third day in Ghana, 49 arrested
GHANA – Ghanaians gathered on Saturday for the third day of anti-government protests amid police arrests and obstruction in Accra, Ghana. According to ...
International
Suicide bomber kills dozens, injures many in central Somalia
SOMALIA – An explosives-laden vehicle detonated Saturday at a security checkpoint in the central Somalia city of Beledweyne, killing at least 18 people ...
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Real or rhetorics? Head of Sudan’s army says he’s ready for talks with rebel commander
KHARTOUM – The head of Sudan’s army has told the BBC he is willing to talk to the commander of rebel forces whom ...
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Police in Johannesburg arrest 7 over kidnap of gay university student
JOHANNESBURG – Seven people have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a gay university student in South Africa by luring him to a meeting ...
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Ghana tops African countries with highest debt owed IMF
GHANA – Ghana has maintained its spot as Africa’s most indebted country to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to Africanews, Ghana’s debt ...
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Egypt’s main opposition to boycott 2024 presidential election
CAIRO – The main liberal opposition political movement in Egypt has said it won’t nominate a candidate in the presidential election due next ...
International
Floods kill 17 people in Northern DR Congo
LISALA – Seventeen people have been killed by a landslide in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The disaster occurred overnight on Sunday near ...
International
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso sign mutual defence pact
MALI – Military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel ...