Sudan conflict: RSF takes control of Nyala in Darfur
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has seized control of Sudan's second largest city, Nyala, from the army after months ...
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US ends aid to Gabon after concluding coup took place
The US has suspended most of its financial assistance to Gabon in response to a military takeover there two months ...
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Liberia election: George Weah and Joseph Boakai face run-off vote
A run-off election will be held next month in Liberia following a photo finish between President George Weah and his ...
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Niger junta say ousted president Mohamed Bazoum tried to escape
The military government in Niger says it has foiled an attempt by the deposed former President, Mohamed Bazoum, to escape ...
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Video of Mr. Ibu appealing for funds to prevent leg amputation goes viral
Veteran Nollywood actor John Okafor better known as Mr. Ibu is appealing to the public for support as he fights ...
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Kenya’s ‘fake lawyer’ pleads not guilty
A man in Kenya accused of practising law without qualifications has pleaded not guilty in court.Named Brian Mwenda Njagi on ...
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Five Nigerians jailed for exhuming skull ‘to get rich’
Five men have been jailed for 12 years each in Nigeria after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull.They ...
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Wife of Gabon’s ousted leader Ali Bongo jailed
Franco-Gabonese Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, ex-wife of ousted president Ali Bongo, was charged on 28 September with money laundering, forgery ...
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Ugandan police foil ADF plot to bomb churches – Yoweri Museveni
Ugandan police have foiled a plot by Islamic State-linked militants to bomb churches in central Butambala district, President Yoweri Museveni ...
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Burkina Faso names boulevard after Thomas Sankara on anniversary of his assassination
Burkina Faso’s transitional government paid tribute Sunday (Oct. 15) to late revolutionary president Thomas Sankara, assassinated in a coup 36 ...
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