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Cybercrime: Nigerian arrested at Seattle Airport on way out of US

A Nigerian, Emmanuel Mong, caught trying to catch a flight home, is in the process of being extradited from Washington…

December 26, 2019

Ex-Ivorian speaker slams political witch hunt of supporters

Former Ivorian rebel chief and candidate for the 2020 presidential election, Guillaume Soro, on Tuesday denounced the arrest of his…

December 26, 2019

Pirates attack ship in Gabonese waters; one killed, four kidnapped

A crew member was killed and four others were taken hostage by pirates in waters off the capital of Gabon,…

December 25, 2019

Eritrea president in Ethiopia on official visit

Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki is in Ethiopia on an official visit. He was met at the Addis Ababa International airport…

December 25, 2019

Nigerian Presidential Aspirant, Sowore Regains Freedom

Pro-democracy campaigner and journalist, Omoyele Sowore, has been released from detention. He was released on Tuesday evening following an order…

December 25, 2019

Botswana court rejects opposition election fraud claims

A high court in Botswana's capital on Tuesday dismissed the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change's (UDC) call to have the…

December 24, 2019

United States ambassador to Zambia recalled as gay rights row intensifies

The United States has withdrawn its ambassador to Zambia, saying it is “dismayed” by the Zambian government’s statement that Ambassador…

December 24, 2019

Here’s why Ivory Coast wants to arrest presidential candidate Soro

Ivory Coast’s public prosecutor on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro, a former rebel leader and candidate in…

December 24, 2019

Tensions in Ivory Coast as ex-rebel chief’s return aborted

Ivory Coast presidential candidate Guillaume Soro’s planned return home was aborted on Monday as security forces waited at the airport…

December 24, 2019

Ethiopia: Religious leaders call for unity following arson attacks on mosques

Ethiopia’s Inter-Religious Council on Monday asked the government to work with communities in order to protect religious institutions, following the…

December 24, 2019

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