On Thursday (sept 28th) the member states of the UN Security Council took note of the Democratic Republic of Congo's request for an accelerated withdrawal of peacekeepers, although some expressed concern about the impact of a "hasty" departure on the c...
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Engaged in a tug-of-war with the former colonial power, Niger's generals have demanded the departure of these soldiers and of the French ambassador to Niamey, Sylvain Itté.
The Namibians, who have once again failed in their dream of finally winning a World Cup match, will only be able to progress if they meet top-level teams more regularly, coach Allister Coetzee warned the press on Thursday as the players prepared to ret...
Rights activists and a number of organisations and countries have hailed the progress made towards justice in Guinea for the victims of a 2009 massacre.
A rocket accidentally exploded on Thursday in a stadium in the city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least one person and wounding eleven, according to the authorities.
A former all-powerful prime minister of Burundi, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, appeared in court on Thursday, accused of undermining national security and insulting the president, a judicial source and witnesses reported.
Following heavy rains in Cape Town caused flooding in parts of the city, clean up operations have begun.
A new HIV prevention method - a vaginal ring diffusing an antiretroviral drug - will soon be launched in South Africa, one of the world's most AIDS-affected countries, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS announced on Friday (sept 29th).
The military who overthrew Ali Bongo Ondimba, who had been in power for 14 years in Gabon, on August 30, have announced an easing of the curfew that had been in force for over a month, the presidency told AFP on Thursday.
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