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16 Killed In Three Days of DR Congo Clashes
Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army...
Putin Says Wants To Stabilise Syria’s ‘legitimate’ Power
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow's goal in Syria was to "stabilise the legitimate authority"...
Mercy Debrah-Karikari Appointed 1st Female Cabinet Secretary
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appointed Ambassador Mercy Yvonne Debrah-Karikari as Secretary to the...
Bashir Orders Full Aid Access To S. Sudan Famine Areas
President Omar al-Bashir has ordered Sudanese authorities to assist the delivery of international humanitarian aid to...
World Donors Gather In Oslo To Tackle Nigeria Famine
UN aid agencies and donor countries gathered in Oslo Thursday for a two-day meeting to raise emergency aid for millions...
Akufo-Addo Picks Mahama’s Ambassador As Secretary To Cabinet
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed former Ghana ambassador to Australia under the Mahama regime, Mrs...
‘Africa’s Most Acute Crisis’
An international conference in Oslo on Friday aims to raise $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros) to help people affected by...
Mexico Rejects ‘unilateral’ US Migration Moves
Mexico vowed not to let the United States impose migration reforms on it as its leaders prepared Thursday to host US...
Norwegian Refugee Council Staff Released In Yemen
Seven people detained in a rebel-held part of Yemen for using recycled boxes originating in Saudi Arabia to distribute...
UN Envoy Meets Syrian Rivals, But Hopes Dim For Peace Talks
The UN's Syria envoy launched consultations Thursday with rival sides in the six-year conflict, but hopes of...
Yemen Loyalists Push Back Rebels On Red Sea Coast
Yemeni government forces made gains around the Red Sea coastal town of Mokha in heavy fighting overnight as they...
Africa Is Young, Why Are Its Leaders So Old?
There is something unmistakably common in Africa: the continent's aging and long-serving presidents. Its five longest...
Cameroon ‘expels’ Nigerians
Most of the refugees are at the Minawao camp in north-eastern Cameroon Cameroon has expelled 517 Nigerians, including...
Syrian Peace Talks To Resume With Expectations Low
UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva on Thursday, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent...
International Voice Calls Decline, As Domestic Traffic, SMS Rises
Statistics from the National Communications Authority (NCA) on mobile cellular activity between Ghana and the rest of...
Mexico Rejects New US Border Policy
Mexico has condemned new guidelines issued by the United States on deporting undocumented immigrants. Under plans...
Harvard Names Rihanna Its Humanitarian of the Year
Rihanna may be best known as an R&B superstar, but on Wednesday she was named the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian...
Blind Sheikh Buried In Egypt After Dying In US Jail
Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday in Cairo for the funeral of Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind sheikh linked to the...
Syria Opposition Seeks ‘direct Negotiations’ With Regime
Salem al-Meslet (L), spokesman for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) umbrella group, speaks to journalists on the...