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Sao Tome and Principe President Vila Nova wins second term, preliminary results show
Sao Tome and Principe President Carlos Vila Nova has won a second five-year term, according to preliminary results from the...
Read moreDetailsMali insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed
Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend,...
Read moreDetailsWest Africa’s ECOWAS bloc signs agreement backing Nigeria-Morocco atlantic gas pipeline, statement reports
Member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) signed an intergovernmental agreement on Sunday in Freetown backing...
Read moreDetailsCanada to temporarily bar entry for foreigners who have recently been to Congo, against UN advice
The Canadian government said on Sunday it would deny entry to any foreigner who has been to Congo within the...
Read moreDetailsKenya investigating cybersecurity incident affecting president’s website
Kenya's Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy said on Saturday it was investigating a cybersecurity incident that affected...
Read moreDetailsSao Tome and Principe votes for president, Vila Nova seeks new term
Sao Tome and Principe is voting in a presidential election on Sunday, with incumbent Carlos Vila Nova seeking a new...
Read moreDetailsUN sanctions armed groups’ leaders in eastern Congo
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23...
Read moreDetailsDRC: Uvira’s displaced lose hope as US ultimatum on Rwanda troops expires
After a US ultimatum expires, displaced people in Uvira are losing hope as the situation remains unchanged. July 15 marked...
Read moreDetailsAid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban
Seven American aid workers who had been in Congo to fight the Ebola outbreak are quarantining at a new isolation...
Read moreDetailsScientists find new monkey species in Congo’s rainforest
Scientists have identified a new species of monkey in Democratic Republic of Congo's rainforest, distinguished by patches of light-colored skin...
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