Nigeria deports pangolin scales trafficker to China/in /by
Nigerian police on Wednesday said they had arrested and deported a Chinese man who had trafficked 12 tonnes of pangolin scales to China.
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye in intensive care: wife/in /by
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been hospitalized and is unconscious after he collapsed during a courtroom session of his treason trial, according to his wife and others who are urging authorities to set him free after repeated bail denials.
Name headache for Cape Verde’s Vozinha at Colo Colo/in /by
Regulations from the Chile's professional football body require players to use their surname. This means that Vozinha — whose real name is Josimar José Évora Dias — would not be allowed to use the nickname that made him famous around the world
Hundreds of migrants swim from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta/in /by
Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta at the country’s northern tip, overwhelming border security, local authorities said Wednesday.
Ebola worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns/in /by
The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions on supplying weapons and military equipment to them.
Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in World Cup investor plan/in /by
FIFA President Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline on Wednesday for the 211 member federations to accept one-off $20 million offers as part of a project to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
DR Congo: Opposition fury as Tshisekedi edges closer to third term/in /by
DR Congo opposition politicians, members of the opposition coalition nicknamed "C64", rejected the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the referendum law, which could see President Felix Tshisekedi run for a third term after a referendum
United Nations extends sanctions against armed groups in Central African Republic/in /by
The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions on supplying weapons and military equipment to them.
DR Congo: Some Kinshasa residents support controversial referendum law/in /by
The opposition has denounced the ruling saying it gives President Félix Tshisekedi the green light to seek a third term in office.
DR Congo says militia linked to Rwanda’s genocide agree to surrender/in /by
The disarmament of the FDLR is a key step towards implementing a United States-brokered peace deal between Kinshasa and Kigali.