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Trio of African countries eyeing debt-for-nature swaps, Nature Conservancy says
The Nature Conservancy, a U.S.-headquartered global environment group, is in talks with three African nations to seal debt swaps worth...
Read moreDetailsDRC: president Tshisekedi creates financial and economic criminal court
Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi signed a decree-law on Saturday to create a brand-new specialised court to deal with economic and...
Read moreDetailsDeath toll from Ethiopia landslides rises to 125, regional government says
The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia last week has risen to 125, the South Ethiopia regional government said. Heavy...
Read moreDetailsKenya arrests man trying to smuggle over 2,000 live ants in his luggage
A man was arrested with more than 2,200 live garden ants in his luggage at Nairobi's main airport this week...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia landslide kills at least 52 people, regional officials say
A landslide in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia earlier this week has killed at least 52 people, regional officials...
Read moreDetailsGhana to submit UN resolution on slavery reparations; eyes broad support
Ghana intends to propose a United Nations resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime in the history of humankind"...
Read moreDetailsSenegal doubles maximum penalty for same-sex activity to 10 years’ jail
Senegal's National Assembly late on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to...
Read moreDetailsFlash floods in Nairobi kill 23, disrupt flights at major airport
Aid workers pulled bodies from floodwaters across Nairobi on Saturday after flash floods that began overnight killed at least 23...
Read moreDetailsBelgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
A U.S. mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over...
Read moreDetailsConservative Anglicans to pick rival leader, widening Church rifts
A grouping of conservative Anglican churches will meet in Nigeria this week to elect a leader to rival the Archbishop...
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