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UN: Kagame looks to help refugees/in /by
Kagame denounced the injustice that conflicts inflict on innocent people, taking as an example the migration crisis that drives refugees to undertake dangerous journeys every year in search of a better future
Congolese journalists call for the release of colleague Stanis Bujakera/in /by
Journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have demanded the unconditional release of their imprisoned colleague, Stanis Bujakera.
Nigerian president says there should be equal partnerships with Africa/in /by
In his first ever speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu spoke about the need for equal and mutually beneficial partnerships with Africa.
A survivor of the Westgate Mall siege says speaking about it has helped her heal/in /by
On the tenth anniversary of the Westgate Mall siege in the Kenyan capital, one survivor says talking about the ordeal has helped her heal.
Rwanda: four genocide memorials become world heritage sites/in /by
Four memorials commemorating the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, during which at least 800,000 people were exterminated, became UNESCO world heritage sites on Wednesday, the UN organization announced.
Moroccan children walk long distances to tent school following earthquake/in /by
Children in the Moroccan region of Asni receive psychological support from teachers at a school set up in tents.
Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term/in /by
Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts.
Women engineers break barriers amid Somalia construction boom/in /by
In Somalia's capital Mogadishu, amid a construction boom following improvements in security, civil engineer Faduma Mohamed Ali is hard at work, often supervising male labourers twice her age and breaking barriers in the conservative country.
Gabon: Ali Bongo’s son and other relatives jailed for “high treason”/in /by
Ali Bongo's eldest son, former presidential spokesman Jessye Ella Ekogha, and four other people were "indicted on Tuesday and remanded in custody",
Probe launched into death of Afropop star MohBad/in /by
The 27-year-old artist succumbed to an illness in a Lagos hospital a week ago, sparking widespread speculation about the circumstances surrounding his death.