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Guinea Ex-Minister sentences to five years imprisonment over corruption
A court in Guinea has sentenced former Defence Minister Mohamed Diané to five years in prison for corruption, illicit enrichment, embezzlement, and money laundering.
Diané, who served under ex-President Alpha Condé from 2015 to 2021, must…
French President surveys cyclone damage in Mayotte
France's President Emmanuel Macron promised more help to the people of the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte as he surveyed the devastation that Cyclone Chido wrought across the French territory.
"We will continue to act together, more…
MNJTF Troops Eliminate 10 Terrorists, Repel Attack In Darak,
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating under Sector 1 in Mora, have eliminated 10 terrorists and repelled a coordinated attack by Boko Haram/ ISWAP Terrorists on the military base at Darak in Cameroon.
A statement…
Ghana Court rejects legal challenges to anti-LGBT bill
Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging the legality of one of Africa's most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBT legislation, paving the way for the president to sign it into law.
The West African nation's…
Congo boat sinks kill 22
A river boat sank in western Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 22 people after the overcrowded upper deck collapsed, a local official said.
Boating accidents are common in Congo, where old, wooden vessels are the main form…
Ghanaian President-elect Mahama names anti-corruption team
Ghana's President-elect John Dramani Mahama has named an anti-corruption team to gather information on suspected graft, his transition team said in a statement on Wednesday.
Mahama, the main opposition candidate in a December 7th…
DRC complaints against Apple over alleged illegal minerals exploitation
Multinational tech giant, Apple, is in the spotlight after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) filed a criminal case against its subsidiaries in Belgium and France.
Kinshasa accuses the company of illegally using what it described as…
France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido damage
France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century.
Authorities fear hundreds and possibly…
President Assoumani assures support to post-cyclone Chido victims
In the wake of Cyclone CHIDO's destructive impact on the Comoros archipelago, particularly Mayotte, President Azali Assoumani has shown his solidarity with the affected residents.
In response to the effects of Cyclone Chido in Comoros,…
ECOWAS Launch SWEDD+ project to empower women, girls in Africa
The ECOWAS Commission has launched the second phase of the Regional Sub-Saharan Africa Women's Empowerment Demographic Dividend Plus Project (SWEDD+), to accelerate progress in empowering women and girls Across Sub-Saharan Africa
The 365…