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A suspected warlord from Sierra Leone Gibril Massaquoi has appeared in an appeals court in Finland. Report says a retrial was ordered after Mr. Massaquoi was acquitted by a lower court last year. The trial will move to Liberia next…

Egypt's government has instructed ministries to cut non-essential spending until the end of the fiscal year in June. This comes as the government tries to cope with continuing pressure on its currency and rising inflation. The…

Newly appointed Chinese Foreign Minister, Qin Gang has arrived in Ethiopia to kick off a weeklong tour to five African countries. He was welcomed in the capital, Addis Ababa, this morning by his Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen. Mr.…

The Djibouti government has signed a preliminary agreement with Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group. Report says the agreement is for the development of infrastructure that will be used for launching satellites and rockets in the…

Amnesty International has urged the Algerian authorities to overturn death sentences against dozens of people over the lynching of a man falsely accused of starting forest fires. Amnesty said five of the 54 people convicted last November…

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to convene a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council to discuss a new variant detected in the country this week. The new Covid sub-variant, known as XBB.1.5, has also been…

Rwandan President, Paul Kagame says his country will no longer offer refuge to people fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Report says decades of instability in the east of the country have forced scores of refugees across…

The head of the United Nations human rights office has called Saturday for a prompt and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least 28 people whose bodies were found in northwest Burkina Faso last month. The UN High…

The Gambia government has charged eight soldiers over a foiled coup last month. "The Gambia government this afternoon charged eight soldiers of the Gambia Armed Forces with two counts of Treason and Felony Conspiracy to Commit Treason,"…

Dozens of protesters have clashed with police in Peru. Report says the protesters attempted to take over an airport near Peru's border with Bolivia prompting police to use tear gas to disperse them. Meanwhile, the protesters set fire…