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Kenyan man bags 50 years imprisonment over murder
The housemate of an LGBTQ+ activist in Kenya was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was discovered in a metal box almost two years ago.
The High Court sitting in Eldoret found Jacktone…
Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants
When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, the 57-year-old travel agent said she had a feeling of deja vu.
“A lot of the people…
Ghanaian president-elect pledges to revitalise cocoa sector
Ghana’s president-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to revamp the country’s cocoa industry and reorganise the state-run regulator.
He criticised the structure of the industry saying the cocoa marketing board, COCOBOD, competed with…
Egyptian President calls upon Syrians to unite
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi spoke of the importance of Syria's future in his first public remarks since the fall of Bashar Assad.
"The decision-makers are people of the country, and they will either demolish or build it,"…
UN launches new bid to revive Libyan elections
The United Nations is convening a fresh meeting of Libyan experts in an attempt to revive long-awaited national elections.
The experts will be charged with developing options to overcome contentious issues in the electoral laws, the…
Mozambique cyclone Chido claims many lives
Cyclone Chido struck Mozambique, unleashing powerful winds and raising alarms about potential devastation after traversing islands in the southeaster Indian Ocean.
Footage shared by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed boats wrecked…
ECOWAS establishes exit timeline for coup-affected nations
West Africa's regional organization, ECOWAS, has set an exit timeline for three nations affected by coups, following nearly a year of mediation efforts aimed at preventing a significant fracture within the bloc.
Omar Touray, the…
DR Congo, Rwanda cancel peace talks
A highly anticipated meeting between the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, scheduled in Angola, has been cancelled, dimming hopes for a peace agreement to address the M23 rebel conflict, which has displaced over 1.9…
ECOWAS acknowledges Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso membership withdrawal request
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has acknowledged the withdrawal request of the three member states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, from the regional bloc, giving six months transitional period.
The regional bloc…
ECOWAS Chairman tasks member countries on peaceful democratic transitions
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged West African leaders to emulate Ghana's example of peaceful democratic transitions, highlighting the approach as a model of…