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Anti-Western demonstrations in DR Congo as fighting escalates in east

Demonstrators say the West supports Rwanda which is accused of backing M23 rebels fighting government forces in North Kivu.

Gaza: Arab League pushes for ceasefire resolution despite US threats

Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour said the impending Israeli military invasion of Rafah would "depopulate" the Gaza Strip, and urged Council members to vote for the draft when it is advanced by Algeria

Equatorial Guinea suspends its star player at Afcon 2023 over ‘indiscipline’

Emilio Nsue was suspended indefinitely by the country's football federation Feguifut

New research says vaping helps smokers quit

A new European study shows that more tobacco smokers are able to give up their habit with the aid of e-cigarettes than people who use other methods to stop.

UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities : 13 new African members added

In total, 64 cities from 35 countries have joined this network, reported the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. And there are 13 new African cities.

Erratic weather fueled by climate change will worsen locust outbreaks, study finds

Extreme wind and rain may lead to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks, with human-caused climate change likely to intensify the weather patterns and cause higher outbreak risks, a new study has found.

Haiti says it is working on an agreement with Kenya to secure a long-awaited police deployment

Haiti's government announced Wednesday that it is working on an official agreement with Kenyan officials to secure the long-awaited deployment of a police force from the east African country.

Ghana: President Akufo-Addo reshuffles cabinet, sacks finance minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo's office said wednesday that Ofori-Atta would be replaced by Mohammed Amin Adam, currently the minister of state at the finance ministry and previously deputy energy minister responsible for the petroleum sector.

Kenya: ‘Dark Valentine’ in Nairobi as hundreds protest rise in femicides

"I am joining in this 'Dark Valentine' because there is nothing to be happy about when our fellow women and girls are being murdered in cold blood and nothing has been done about it. On this day, I prefer, rather to, protest against the injustices that...