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South Africa arrests 12 senior police officers on suspicion of corruption/in /by
South African anti-graft investigators have arrested 12 senior police officers on allegations of corruption and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Taiwan skips WTO meeting after Cameroon labels it ‘Province of China’/in /by
Taiwan has announced it will for the first time skip a major World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting after a dispute with host nation Cameroon over how the island was identified on official documents.
Mo Salah to leave Liverpool at the end of the season/in /by
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah announced Tuesday he will leave the English club at the end of the season, marking an earlier-than-planned departure for one of the club's greatest-ever scorers and soccer's biggest names.
A two hour wait for fuel: Kinshasa feels first effects of Middle East war/in /by
Long lines of motorcycles and cars were growing in front of petrol stations in Kinshasa this week, with fear of shortages and price hikes, as the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo began to feel the effects of Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Mass grave of 32 Bodies, including children, discovered in Kenya/in /by
Authorities in Kenya have uncovered a disturbing mass grave in Kericho, where officials exhumed dozens of bodies, including foetuses, in a case that is rapidly expanding in scale. The investigation began earlier this week after police received reports of a secret burial site over the weekend.
Ghana pushes UN Resolution to recognize Slave Trade as crime against humanity/in /by
Ghana is intensifying its diplomatic campaign at the United Nations, combining cultural expression and political advocacy to push for global recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
Second set of rare gorilla twins born in DR Congo reserve Goma, DR Congo/in /by
An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region's litany of conflicts.
Ivory Coast cocoa producers suffer amid global price fall/in /by
Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast are counting on losses from the reduced global prices.
Ghana, European Union agree defence pact/in /by
The agreement, signed in Accra by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Ghanaian Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, is aimed at strengthening cooperation in areas including counterterrorism, intelligence sharing and crisis response
Kenya fuel retailers running short of supplies amid Middle East war/in /by
Hundreds of fuel retailers are running short of supplies due to the current war in the Middle East, according to the head of the Petroleum Outlets Association of Kenya.