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African, Caribbean states back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meeting
African and Caribbean nations on Friday demanded formal apologies from countries that benefited from transatlantic slavery, as well as debt...
Read moreDetailsDetained Ugandan lawyer charged with complicity in treason
A Ugandan opposition lawyer appeared in court Wednesday charged with complicity in treason, after the powerful army chief boasted of...
Read moreDetailsTaiwan says its delegates have been barred from ocean conference in Kenya
Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in the east African country under pressure...
Read moreDetailsFormer CAR president faces crimes against humanity trial
A landmark trial is set to begin in the Central African Republic, where former president Francois Bozize will be tried...
Read moreDetailsKenya to pay compensation to almost 2,000 victims of violent protests
Kenya will pay compensation to almost 2,000 victims of protest-related human rights abuses, President William Ruto said on Monday, marking...
Read moreDetailsSomaliland president visits Israel in defiance of Mogadishu
Israeli President Isaac Herzog welcomed his counterpart from Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in Jerusalem on Sunday....
Read moreDetailsXenophobic attacks are hurting South Africa’s image abroad, says minister
A surge in attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa is damaging the country's global image and fuelling a backlash...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s Sonko softens tone on debt restructuring as IMF talks due
Senegal's ousted prime minister, Ousmane Sonko, softened his tone on debt restructuring in an interview broadcast on Monday, saying he...
Read moreDetailsSomali President says Israel exploiting row with Somaliland
In an interview with a local TV station, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Israel's recognition of Somalliland marked one of the...
Read moreDetailsSomaliland says it has a right to choose its relationships as it opens new Taiwan office
Somaliland has a right to choose its own relationships and pressure tactics from Beijing and Mogadishu have not succeeded in...
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