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Zimbabwean opposition activist lay to rest
Two years after she was brutally murdered, Zimbabwean opposition activist Moreblessing Ali was finally laid to rest in the town of Chitungwiza on the outskirts of Harare.
Ali, a member of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change…
Haiti declares state of emergency, imposes night-time curfew
Haitian government declared a state of emergency and night-time curfew late, in a bid to regain control of the streets after an explosion of violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country's two biggest prisons.
The…
Chad Interim Leader Confirms Plan To Run Presidential Election
Chad’s interim president, Mahamat Idriss Déby, on Saturday said he will run in this year’s long-awaited presidential race.
His candidacy was endorsed by representatives of the political groups that make up his coalition, For a United…
Army Chiefs Visit Goma Amid Clashes
Top army officials from the southern African regional bloc visited the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, amid ongoing fighting between government troops and M23 rebels.
The chiefs of defence staff of Southern…
Burkina Faso Says 170 Die In Village Executions
Some 170 people including women and children have been "executed" in attacks on three villages in Burkina Faso, a public prosecutor has said.
Aly Benjamin Coulibaly appealed for witnesses to help find those who attacked Komsilga, Nordin…
NiDCOM Boss Receives Bridge Builder Award
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has been recognised as the first Nigerian recipient of the Bridge Builder award by the Diaspora African Forum (DAF) Awards2024 in Ghana.…
Cameroonian Prosecutors Wind Up Probe Murder
The Yaoundé military court in Cameroon on Friday closed their judicial investigation into the murder of journalist and former director of radio amplitude FM, Martinez Zogo who died just over a year ago.
The trial will now open in the…
Luxury African Fashion Wows Europe’s Catwalks
Laduma Ngxokolo can pinpoint the exact moment he became a man - and how it inspired his unique sense of fashion.
In 2004, he spent a month in the wilderness with a troop of young men from his community - all part of a coming-of-age…
Zimbabwe: Bomb threat forces president to cancel trip
A bomb scare shut down Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls Airport on Friday, forcing the country's president to cancel a planned address at a conference on renewable energy, an official said.
Zimbabwean President Edson Mnangagwa was due to…
UK pays $470m to Rwanda for asylum deal
Rwanda will receive at least $470million from the UK as part of the plan to have asylum seekers in the UK relocate there.
The UK government's spending watchdog National Audit Office (NAO) on Friday revealed up to $190, 000 will also be…