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Zimbabwe sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa held after 251 children rescued from farm labour
A Zimbabwean sect leader and "self-styled prophet" appeared in court on Thursday charged with child abuse after police raided his farm and rescued more than 200 children ...
Blinken talks to Kenyan president about Haiti crisis
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Kenyan President William Ruto about the Haiti crisis and the two men underscored their commitment to ...
Millions of Sudanese go hungry as war disrupts food supply
In Sudan’s capital, hundreds of thousands of people face a daily struggle to find food as communal kitchens they depend on are threatened by ...
Ghana LGBTQ activist says friends in hiding after ...
Reducing load-shedding: Tanzania switches on ...
Reducing load-shedding: Tanzania switches on first turbine at hydro plant in World ...
The turbine will help reduce months-long power rationing.
FATF financial crime watchdog adds Kenya and Namibia to its ‘grey list’
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) international crime watchdog on Friday added Kenya and Namibia to its 'grey ...
DR Congo protesters burn US and Belgian flags, target Western embassies
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo fired teargas on Monday to disperse protesters who burned tyres and US and ...
Zimbabwe working on measures to stabilise currency, central bank governor says
Zimbabwe's central bank and finance ministry are working on measures to stabilise the local currency, the central bank ...
Zimbabwe cabinet scraps colonial-era death penalty law
Zimbabwe's cabinet on Tuesday agreed to abolish the death penalty following months of debate in parliament, choosing ...
Geology gaps undermine Zambia’s mining potential, says minister
“The world over, the realisation of value from what you are endowed with must be obtained on the ground. The world must ...
US approach to Africa should remain intact regardless of Trump-Biden poll showdown: ...
Investors can breathe a sigh of relief if they have fears that the outcome of November’s US elections may spur a ...
Namibia’s interim president Nangolo Mbumba says no plan to run in this year’s election
Namibia's Nangolo Mbumba, who took over as interim president of the southern African country on Sunday after Hage ...
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, dies after cancer diagnosis
Namibia's President Hage Geingob, 82, died in hospital early on Sunday, the presidency said, weeks after he was ...
‘May his soul rest in peace’: Ramaphosa mourns the death of Namibian President Hage ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa extended his condolences on Sunday to the Namibian government and its people after the death ...
Ghana's opposition leader expresses anti-LGBTQ stance ahead of Dec. elections
Ghana's former president and leading opposition presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday expressed his ...
Ecowas chair Nigeria slams juntas’ move to quit bloc
Nigeria on Monday said the “unelected” military authorities in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso were letting their people ...
Nigeria oil enters unclear new era after Shell's onshore asset sale
Shell's exit from Nigeria's onshore oil sector highlights risks oil majors face in Africa's biggest exporter but has ...
UN evacuates civilians after latest east Congo attack
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said on Saturday it has deployed troops ...
Britain to return looted royal regalia to Ghana in loan deal
Britain is returning a selection of Ghanaian gold regalia looted from an Asante king in the 19th century, in a historic ...
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