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Vice President Shettima Conveys Solidarity and Condemnation Amidst Tragedy/in /by
Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, visited a displaced persons camp in northern Plateau State, on Wednesday and engaged with survivors of recent violence in the region.
DRC: at least 15 dead in Bukavu following torrential rains/in /by
At least 15 people died between Tuesday and Wednesday in Bukavu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, during heavy rains, we learned from local authorities and hospital sources.
Central African Republic: peacekeepers deployed in the area of a massacre of 23 civilians/in /by
UN peacekeepers are deploying to the north-west of the Central African Republic, where 23 civilians were killed on December 21 in a massacre attributed to the 3R armed group, the UN force said on Wednesday.
Mali: supporters of influential imam Dicko denounce a “cabal”/in /by
Supporters of an prominent Malian religious and political figure, imam Mahmoud Dicko, denounced on Wednesday an "orchestrated cabal" against him, under fire for more than a week for a trip to Algeria.
An explosion of a gas tanker kills at least 40 in Liberia/in /by
At least 40 people were killed when a tanker truck exploded after crashing in central Liberia, the police said on Tuesday
Ethiopia: Fitch downgrades debt rating to “partial default”/in /by
On Wednesday, the Fitch rating agency announced that it was downgrading the rating of Ethiopia's international currency debt rating from "C", i.e. the speculative category, to "partial default", following the non-payment on December 11 of a coupon of 33 million dollars.
Benin removes suspension of transiting goods to Niger/in /by
Benin has lifted its suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger through the port of Cotonou, the port's director general said Wednesday, following five months of sanctions on the coup-hit country.
UN appoints a former Dutch deputy PM as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator/in /by
Sigrid Kaag, the Netherlands’ former deputy prime minister and a Mideast expert, was appointed the U.N. coordinator for humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza, the United Nations chief announced Tuesday
Opposition protesters clash with police in Kinshasa after partial results released/in /by
A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest Wednesday in the capital, as demonstrators demanded a re-do of last week's presidential election
Tunisia: three “terrorists” shot dead in a mountainous area/in /by
Three "terrorists" were shot dead on Wednesday during an operation carried out by National Guard (gendarmerie) officers and military personnel in a mountainous area in west-central Tunisia, the Interior Ministry said.