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Global Summit in Brazzaville: Leaders convene to protect tropical forests and combat climate change

Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, had the privilege of hosting the summit of the three major tropical forest basins on...

France: Senegal buys belongings of former leader Senghor after deal with auctioneer, heir

Senegal reached a "friendly agreement" with the auction house to buy its first president precious possessions. The auctioneer delayed bidding after the Senegalese state intervened...

MINUSMA pull out from northern Mali enters new phase amid intensifying fighting

The UN peacekeeping mission due to leave Mali by december 31, is conducting a sensitive pull out. The Minusma completed its "accelerated withdrawal" from Tessalit...

Eastern DRC: Residents flee as M23 rebels reach town of Bambo

After M23 rebels launched a new offensive against the town of Bambo, north of Goma, frightened residents fled, men, women, and children, carrying what...

Surging conflict in DRC drives sexual assault against displaced women

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been displaced over the past year in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo amid...

Kenya court extends delay on deployment of Haiti mission

A court in Kenya has extended orders blocking the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti to lead a U.N Security Council-approved mission to combat...

‘I wanted to scream’: Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women

A hooded man burst into the 42-year-old woman's tent while her children were out searching for food, then raped her in the displacement camp...

Civilians massacred in DR Congo as clashes spread

News of the massacre spread during the morning after an attack overnight on the outskirts of Oicha town, in Beni territory, the epicentre of...

Kenya: currency overvalued, says central bank governor

Kenya's currency, the shilling, which is trading at a historically low rate, has been overvalued for several years, according to the governor of the...

Niger: court orders the release of a general imprisoned since 2015

Niger's courts on Tuesday ordered the release of General Souleymane Salou, a former army chief of staff who was sentenced to 15 years in...

Liberian president Weah to face opponent Boakai for 2nd time in runoff vote

Liberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai for the second time in a Nov. 14 runoff vote, election officials in...

Death sentences for 38 over 2021 lynching of Algeria fires volunteer

Thirty-eight people were sentenced to death in Algeria on Monday for their role in the 2021 killing of Djamel Bensmail. He had been falsely accused...

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