Society
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Human Rights Watch links pro-junta militias to Burkina massacre as junta denies
Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre western Burkina Faso that left dozens...
Read moreDetailsWidespread damage in Mozambique following passage of Cyclone Jude
Cyclone Jude crashed through Mozambique on Monday with winds of up to 120 km per hour and torrential rain. It...
Read moreDetailsUS orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan
The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s anti-graft agency recovers nearly $500 million in one year
Nigeria's Economic Crimes Commission said it recovered nearly $500 million in proceeds of crime last year and secured more than...
Read moreDetailsSADC Council of Ministers to review integration progress
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers is set to convene next week in Harare, Zimbabwe, to assess...
Read moreDetailsGhana lawmakers reintroduce anti-LGBTQ legislation
Ghanaian lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would become one of Africa's most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation, three sponsors...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s museum to oversee return of Benin bronzes
Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) will take charge of retrieving and preserving the Benin Bronzes, with the...
Read moreDetailsMauritius shuts international airport as precaution over cyclone
Mauritius has shut down its international airport after the government's weather department issued a category 3 cyclone warning for the...
Read moreDetailsClaims of white genocide ‘not real’, South African court rules
A South African court has dismissed claims of a white genocide in the country as "clearly imagined" and "not real"...
Read moreDetailsShell should take responsibility for oil spills, Nigerian community leader says before UK trial
Shell should take responsibility for environmental damage in Nigeria caused by oil spills, a community leader said on Thursday as...
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