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Kenya cult deaths: Court set to rule in preacher’s murder trial
A Kenyan court is expected to deliver its verdict Monday in the trial of self-proclaimed preacher Paul Mackenzie and his...
Read moreDetailsPersistent violence stalling African development, Burundi’s Ndayishimiye tells summit
Persistent violence across Africa is taking a toll on farming, education and development, Burundi’s President told leaders at an African...
Read moreDetailsUgandan kingdom enthrones ex-TV anchor after succession fight
A former television news anchor was crowned king of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, becoming the 13th monarch of the...
Read moreDetailsSouth African police probe mining feud, business rivalry after shootings kill 27
South African police were on Sunday hunting the perpetrators of two separate shootings that killed 27 people within hours of...
Read moreDetailsWestern countries increase support for slavery reparations, Ghana says
Ghana, which has led a campaign for reparations for the nearly four-century-long trans-Atlantic slave trade, said on Wednesday that support...
Read moreDetailsRwandan man charged in UK with genocide offences appears in court
A former Rwandan official appeared in a London court on Tuesday charged with encouraging the massacre of Tutsis and ordering...
Read moreDetailsSouth African journalist freed and deported from Djibouti, watchdog group and family say
South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy, whose family said he had gone missing while in Djibouti last week, is free...
Read moreDetailsSouth African journalist missing in Djibouti, family says
South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy has gone missing in Djibouti while on a reporting trip, his family said on...
Read moreDetailsUS gives UN more time to end support for Somalia peacekeepers
The United States has agreed to give the UN another year to wind down its support for African peacekeepers in...
Read moreDetailsTen lions found dead in suspected poisoning at Tanzania wildlife reserve
Ten lions were found dead in Tanzania's Ngorongoro wildlife reserve this week and preliminary findings suggest they may have been...
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