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Nigerian court okays ban for Igbo secessionist group
Lagos, Nigeria – Nigerian federal high court has granted orders banning all activities or membership of the Igbo secessionist group ...
Conservationists wary over Tanzanian hydropower project
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – A glimpse of a stalking lioness tearing into her fresh kill at Tanzania’s Selous Game ...
Sudan’s Bashir announces Darfur disarmament drive
KHARTOUM, Sudan – President Omar al-Bashir on Tuesday announced the launch of a new disarmament campaign in the country’s western ...
Zambian MP vows to fight eviction of 5,000 families
LUSAKA, Zambia – A member of the Zambian parliament Tuesday vowed to fight the planned eviction of over 5,000 families ...
Catholic Bishop protecting Muslim refugees in Central African Republic
A Catholic bishop in the Central African Republic (CAR) has given refuge to 2,000 Muslim refugees who are living in ...
South Africa minister Mduduzi Manana resigns over assault claim
A South African minister has resigned amid accusations he assaulted a woman in a nightclub earlier this month. Deputy Education ...
Grace Mugabe fails to appear at leaders summit in SA
The wife of the Zimbabwean leader, Robert Mugabe, has failed to appear at the start of a regional leaders summit ...
Suspected al-Shabab attackers behead 3 in Kenya’s Lamu
Suspected members of Somalia’s al-Shabab armed group beheaded at least three men in an attack on a Kenyan village. “They ...
Libya: Khalifa Haftar ally Mahmoud al-Werfalli arrested
A senior Libyan military commander allied with Khalifa Haftar and suspected of involvement in the deaths of 33 people in ...
UN: Saudi coalition attacks kill many children in Yemen
The Saudi Arabia-led military coalition was responsible for an “unacceptably high” number of child deaths and injuries in Yemen last year, according to a draft United Nations ...
