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At least seven people were killed during a violent confrontation with soldiers at a mine in Ghana’s Ashanti region, according to the military. The Ghana Armed Forces reported that around 60 illegal miners breached the AngloGold Ashanti…

The latest contingent of 217 Kenyan police officers arrived in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince where they were greeted by Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime. They are being deployed to the Caribbean country to provide back-up to an…

The UN Support Mission in Libya says it is alarmed by what it called '‘disturbing footage circulating on social media'', believed to show the torture of detainees at the Gernada prison in eastern Libya. The facility is run by military…

Rwanda announced says its has discovery, first oil  confirming 13 reservoirs in Lake Kivu, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “We have oil,” said Francis Kamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board,…

Driven by rapid urbanization, increasing infrastructure development projects, and rising construction activity, Africa's cement market is surging. The boom is also resetting the continent's cement production landscape with the entry of…

The United States has accused Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide and imposed sanctions on its leader, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken…

In a tale of survival against all odds, a seven-year-old Zimbabwean boy has been rescued after spending five days alone in a lion and elephant-inhabited game park. Tinotenda Pudu, from northern Zimbabwe, wandered 49 kilometers (30 miles)…

Mozambique's opposition leader said demonstrations against the outcome of the October 8th presidential election would be suspended this week to allow humanitarians and international bodies a chance to assess the state of human rights in the…

France observed a national day of mourning in honour of the victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated the French overseas department of Mayotte earlier this month. Flags were flown at half-staff across the country, and a minute of…

The 19th Internet Governance Forum, organised by the United Nations and held in Riyadh, has wrapped up. The event featured experts, stakeholders and officials from some 160 countries. Topics on the agenda included artificial…