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The mass trial of anti-government protesters in Chad has led several lawyers to halt their work.

Chad is to try 401 people detained during and after deadly anti-government protests last month, prosecutors said on Friday. Officially, around 50 people -- including 10 members of the security forces -- died when police opened fire on the demonstrators...

Seth Abakah wins Instill Social Media Competition

A teacher at the Association International School in Accra, Seth Abakah, has won the Instill Education Social Media Competition. The competition targeted teachers from the three main countries of Instill’s operations – Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. Competing with more than...

Nairobi hosts the third summit on the DRC peace process.

The third round of consultations for the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo facilitated by the East Africa regional bloc have begun in Kenya's capital Nairobi with a plan to discuss reforms that will facilitate disarmament of...

Nigeria: The Electoral Commission’s office was set on fire

The Nigerian Electoral Commission (INEC) said one of its offices was burnt down on Sunday in the southeastern state of Ebonyi, three months ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in Africa's most populous country. "Our Izzi local government office in...

Senegal highlights its cultural diversity at the third Dakar carnival.

The third edition of the Dakar carnival ended on Saturday( Nov. 26). This year’s guests of honour were the Hal Pular ethnic group. During three days, hundreds of dancers, instrumentalists and artists paraded through the streets of Senegal’s capital to...

DRC is generally calm, but there has been no exodus from M23-held territory.

The ceasefire between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army appeared to be holding on Monday in eastern DRC, but no movement to withdraw from areas occupied by the rebellion, as called for by the Luanda summit, appeared to...

Freed ex-‘street general’ returns to Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast politician, Charles Blé Goudé, once seen as a divisive figure, has flown home after being acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). His charisma and fiery rhetoric led to his nickname “street general”. But as a key ally of...

DRC schedules presidential elections for Dec 2023 …amid M23 unrest

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (SRC) has said it will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on December 20, 2023, kicking off a year of complex preparations in the vast Central African country, large parts of which have been...

World’s longest serving president gets 6th term

The world’s longest-serving president has won re-election in Equatorial Guinea to continue presiding over his authoritarian regime. PresidentTeodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, secured almost 95 per cent of votes, officials announced six days after the vote. “The results prove us right...

Change perception about Africa with knowledge acquired – Dr Paul Kofi Fynn

The Chancellor of the Wisconsin International University College, Ghana, Dr Paul Kofi Fynn has urged university graduates from Ghana and other African countries to change the perception about the continent through the knowledge and skills acquired. According to him, the...
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