US sanctions Rwandan refinery fuelling DR Congo war
The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda's Gasabo Gold Refinery, two of its senior executives and three affiliated mining...
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Moroccan court jails 29 in high profile drug and graft scandal
A Moroccan court has sentenced 29 people, including senior politicians, business leaders and football officials, in one of the country's...
WHO announces two experimental Ebola drug trials in DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the launch of clinical trials for two experimental Ebola treatments in the Democratic...
Nigeria advances constitutional reform to create state police forces
Nigeria's Senate has approved a landmark bill that would allow individual states to establish their own police forces, marking a...
Court confirms eight-year term for Tunisian anti-racism activist
A Tunisian court has upheld an eight-year prison sentence against prominent anti-racism activist Saadia Mosbah, despite objections from her legal...
Human Rights Watch warns women in Cameroon left without protection
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Cameroon of failing to meet a decade-old commitment to tackle violence against women and...
South Sudan announces long-awaited first national election date
South Sudan has announced plans to hold its first-ever general election on December 22nd, raising hopes for a democratic transition...
Niger files official withdrawal from International Criminal Court
Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), marking the latest step in a...
Hundreds arrested as Egypt targets illegal gold mining near Sudan
Egyptian security forces have detained more than 200 people near the country's border with Sudan as part of a major...
Ghana hosts global landmark summit on slavery reparations
Ghana has hosted a landmark international conference aimed at transforming growing global support for slavery reparations into practical measures for...
Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire after escalations in Lebanon
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on June 19th after a sharp escalation in fighting raised fears of a...
15 countries sign Kenya’s declaration to tackle illegal fishing
Fifteen countries have signed a new international agreement aimed at tackling illegal fishing, a practice that experts say costs the...
Equatorial Guinea cabinet quits after achieving just 10% of goals
Equatorial Guinea's entire Cabinet has resigned after falling significantly short of government objectives, according to Vice President Teodoro Nguema Obiang...
MSF warns Ebola outbreak is outpacing response in DR Congo
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
Syria faces rising calls for accountability as protests spread
Syrian authorities have arrested nearly 6,000 individuals linked to the former government of Bashar al-Assad, the Interior Ministry announced on...
