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At Least 22 Killed In Troubled North Kivu Province
At least 22 civilians were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province over the weekend, an official...
Deaths Reported As Protesters Call On Kabila To Step Down
At least two civilians were killed overnight in Democratic Republic of the Congo when soldiers opened fire during...
Congo Opposition Says Not Planning Mass Protest At End of Kabila Term
Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition bloc said on Saturday it was not planning a march against President...
President Kabila and Family Own At Least 70 Companies In the DRC
Since the end of the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003, the family of the outgoing President Joseph...
Scots and Welsh Can Have A Say In Brexit Court Case
Scots and Welsh can have a say in Brexit court case The 12 justices that heard the first Brexit case The Scottish and...
‘There Is No Plan’ For Brexit, Leaked Memo Says
The government has no overall Brexit plan and a negotiating strategy may not be agreed by the cabinet for six months, a...
Ivory Coast Bans Sale of Alcohol Sachets
Some of the sachets are locally made in Abijan, others are exported Ivory Coast's government has banned the production,...
Ivory Coast Bans Alcohol Sachets
Ivory Coast has banned the production and sale of alcohol in sachets, government spokesman Bruno Kone has said. The...
Importation and Sale of Alcohol Sachets Banned
Ivory Coast’s government has banned the production, importation and sale of alcohol in sachets on health grounds. The...
African Countries Uniting Against ICC
South Africa and Burundi's decision to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) and an attack by Gambia against its...
President Zuma ‘caught Napping’ In Parliament
In South Africa, all attention yesterday was focused on what Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan had to say in parliament....
South Sudan Rebel Leader Says He Could Return Next Month
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar says he could return to the turbulent country as early as next month, even if he...
Ivory Coast Police Crack Down On March Against New Constitution
Police in Ivory Coast arrested opposition figures and used teargas to disperse demonstrators gathering on Thursday to...
Gabon’s New President Pledges ‘inclusive Government’
Libreville (AFP) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo, newly sworn back into power, on Wednesday appointed a prime minister to...
17 Dead In Congo Violent Protest
At least 17 people were killed Monday when heavy clashes erupted in Kinshasa ahead of a mass opposition rally, a...
Decision Time For Ping As Gabon Court Deadline Looms
All eyes in Gabon were on Jean Ping on Thursday, as the opposition leader had only a few hours left to take his claim...
Kabul Charity Hit By Bomb and Gun Attack
Smoke could be seen coming from the area of the attack in Shar-e-Naw An attack on the offices of an international...
Sleeping in Paliament Has Gotten out of Hand. What Happened in Uganda Will Leave You Dumdfounded
At the most recent state-of-the-nation address, Uganda's second deputy prime minister wore sunglasses too dark to...