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Mali faces isolation as neighbours cancel flights to the country
Airlines from neighbouring countries and former colonial ruler France cancelled flights to Mali on Monday, helping isolate a military junta...
Read moreDetailsProsecutors in South Africa charge parliament fire suspect with terrorism
The suspect in a fire that gutted parts of South Africa's 138-year-old parliament building this month was charged with terrorism...
Read moreDetailsAFCON: Cameroon, Cape Verde open campaign with wins
Organizers may have been forced to push the competition back a year, but the Africa Cup of Nations is finally happening in...
Read moreDetailsUganda schools reopen after almost two years of covid pandemic
Schools in Uganda have fully reopened this morning, almost two years after the coronavirus pandemic started. This has been one...
Read moreDetailsLocal sources say Burundian forces are present in Eastern DRC
Witnesses from the town of Lemera which is located in the province of South Kivu claim Burundian forces entered illegally...
Read moreDetailsNigeria declares bandits as terrorists
The Nigerian Government has finally designated bandits as terrorists after a court gave the order. A government gazette announcing the...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s auditor general report flags missing police firearms
Nigeria’s police could not account for thousands of firearms, including 88,078 AK-47 rifles, an audit report published by the auditor...
Read moreDetailsLooted Benin Bronze set for handover to Nigeria
Cambridge University will on Wednesday become the first British institution to return a Benin Bronze to the Nigerian authorities. Jesus...
Read moreDetailsNamibia suspends use of Russian COVID vaccine after S.Africa flags HIV concerns
Namibia will suspend the rollout of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, its health ministry said on Saturday, days after the...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo arrests former health minister over missing COVID funds
The former Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo Eteni Longondo was placed Friday under provisional arrest for...
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