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South Africa’s Malema faces political crisis after jail sentence in firearm case
Julius Malema, a polarizing figure in South African politics, faces an uncertain political future after being sentenced to five years prison on...
Read moreDetailsKenyan court fines and jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case
A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave...
Read moreDetailsTogo to ask UN member states to use map showing Africa’s true size
Togo will ask United Nations member states to adopt a world map that more accurately reflects the true size of...
Read moreDetailsGhana says France is open to engaging on slavery reparations
Ghana said France was open to having discussions with a coalition of countries that are calling for reparations for transatlantic...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau: Civil society activist Vigário Luís Balanta found dead
Vigário Luís Balanta, a Guinea-Bissau civil society activist and a critic of the country’s military junta, was found dead on...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa: 12 police officers charged with corruption appear in court
South African anti-graft investigators have arrested 12 senior police officers on allegations of corruption and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday. The...
Read moreDetailsUN adopts Ghana’s slavery resolution, defying resistance from US, Europe
A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on Wednesday to recognise transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity" and calling for...
Read moreDetailsSA’s Ramaphosa slams ‘corpse theft’ at reburial of anti-colonial heroes
The remains of dozens of Africans whose bodies were dug up and sent to Europe for scientific research long ago...
Read moreDetailsGhana leads UN effort to acknowledge slave trade as crime against humanity
Ghana is calling for global support at the United Nations for a draft resolution that would recognise the transatlantic slave...
Read moreDetailsChad relocates Sudan refugees as army deploys near border
Chad has begun the emergency relocation of refugees from its border with Sudan as the army prepares to deploy to...
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