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Kenya: Government ends deal to swap doctors with Cuba

Health Minister Nakumicha Wafula announced the end of the Cuba deal at a meeting with health industry workers in the capital, Nairobi, and was met with applause and shouts of “yes, yes!" Wafula said the ministry would ensure that the country's health w...

Rwanda genocide: trial resumes in Brussels with only one of the two accused

The trial of two alleged Rwandan genocide perpetrators resumed in Brussels on Wednesday in the absence of one of them, a 76-year-old man who is unwell and must remain in hospital "for at least another fortnight", said the president of the assize court.

US Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for House speaker

Wednesday's victory marked a stunning turnaround for Scalise, just one month after he returned to work following a blood cancer diagnosis for which he has been undergoing chemotherapy

Niger: the UN “regrets” the order to expel its representative

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "deeply regrets" the order to expel the UN coordinator in Niger given by the military regime, which will "hinder" humanitarian operations, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.

FBI investigates former Ghanaian minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah

The FBI and Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) have initiated an extensive investigation into the assets and financial dealings of the former Ghanaian Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, and her associates in the United States.

Arab foreign ministers urge “immediate” end to blockade of Gaza

"The retaliatory operations carried out and prepared by the Israeli occupation forces will not bring stability but will lead us into more cycles of violence and blood," the Secretary-General of the Arab League said Wednesday (Oct. 11) as the block's fo...

Gabon: wife of deposed president Ali Bongo jailed

Her French lawyer François Zimeray confirmed this wednesday and denounced the hearing where she was convicted as an "illegal" and "arbitrary" procedure

Angola: International Jazz Festival holds second edition

The second edition of the International Festival of Jazz took place in the Angolan capital of Luanda from October 6th to 8th.

DRC: Eight UN Peacekeepers Arrested for Sexual Exploitation, One Officer Suspended

The measures taken "include the suspension, detention and confinement of the peacekeepers concerned,” the U.N. force said, adding that it "strongly condemns such behavior, which is unworthy of U.N. personnel.