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Western 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...
Read moreDetailsGuinea media regulator warns France 24 over description of president
Guinea's media regulator has issued a formal warning to French broadcaster France 24, accusing it of using an inappropriate term...
Read moreDetailsSouth African police find a ninth woman’s body near Johannesburg
South African police said they found a ninth woman's body near Johannesburg on Thursday as they investigated a series of...
Read moreDetailsThe interpreter giving a voice to the deaf in Abidjan
An estimated 75,000 people with hearing loss live in Ivory Coast. For many of them, daily tasks that often require...
Read moreDetailsCameroon’s economic capital Douala wakes up underwater after heavy rains
A pregnant woman has died of electrocution in Cameroon after heavy rains lashed the city of Douala, causing severe flooding....
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