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More than 6,000 people infected with Ebola in Congo, government figures show
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 6,000 mark, government data showed on Monday....
Read moreDetailsNigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds
Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is...
Read moreDetailsSon of Uganda’s president says he will stand for top job in 2031
Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of the country's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni, said he would run...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s president orders rescue after mass kidnapping exposes security failings
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after...
Read moreDetailsRwanda’s Kagame Calls FDLR Disarmament Efforts ‘Superficial’
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has dismissed recent efforts to disarm the FDLR as “superficial”, saying no initiative so far has...
Read moreDetailsTwo U.N. peacekeepers from Ethiopia killed in South Sudan ambush
Two U.N. peacekeepers from Ethiopia were killed and seven other people injured in an ambush on Monday in South Sudan's...
Read moreDetailsCeasefire monitors deploy in eastern Congo under Qatari peace deal
A mission to observe implementation of a ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels began on Monday in eastern Congo,...
Read moreDetailsDRC: Ex-president Kabila challenges US sanctions in court
In a suit before a court in Washington, Joseph Kabila who led Congo from 2001 to 2019 wants his name...
Read moreDetailsNigeria: Kano State records 5,000 Human Trafficking returnees in 3 years
Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the Civil Society Organisation for Conflict Resolution in Nigeria...
Read moreDetailsCongo’s M23 rebels introduce new movement restrictions over Ebola concerns
The AFC/M23 rebel alliance in Democratic Republic of Congo, which has highlighted its ability to tackle the spread of Ebola...
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