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UN rights chief deplores abuse reports in Ethiopia's Tigray
The U.N. rights chief said on Monday she was "deeply disturbed" by reports of continued violations including executions in Ethiopia's Tigray region, and added that a long-awaited joint investigation should be ready by August.
Ghana plants 5 million trees in single day to combat deforestation
Ghana aimed to plant at least 5 million trees in a single day on Friday to help regrow the country's lost forests and curb the impacts of climate change, the president said.
‘This IS INSANE’: Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine
In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.
Nigeria suspended Twitter days after president's post removed
Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists.
African Union suspends Mali after military coup and threatens sanctions
The African Union has suspended Mali's membership in response to last week's military coup and threatened sanctions if a civilian-led government is not restored, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
Mali president and prime minister freed by military after resigning
Mali's ousted interim president and prime minister have been freed after they were detained by the military and later resigned, an aide to the vice president said on Thursday.
Suspected ADF militants kill 22 with knives, machetes in eastern Congo
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants killed at least 22 civilians with knives and machetes in an overnight raid on villages near the town of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a local official said on Wednesday.
Mali's president and prime minister resign following military takeover
Mali's interim president and prime minister resigned on Wednesday, two days after they were arrested by the military, an aide to the vice president said.
20 killed in northeast Nigeria mosque blasts
Explosions in and around a mosque in northeast Nigeria killed at least 20 people, police say.
Suicide bombers kill 3 in Nigeria mosque
Two suicide bombers killed three Muslim worshippers in a mosque in a northeast Nigerian town. The bombers, a man and a woman,
Bangladeshi peacekeepers get UN medal in Mali
Some 139 members of a Bangladeshi Formed Police Unit (FPU) serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have been awarded the UN medal for their efforts to support peace in the West African country.
Boko Haram abducted 1,000 children: UN
As Nigeria prepares to mark the fourth anniversary of the Chibok kidnapping, UNICEF yesterday reported that over 1,000 children have
A historic handshake
It was a handshake that drew a line under Kenya's bruising election, left many people bewildered and swung open the starting gate for
Boko Haram attack kills 18 in Nigeria
Boko Haram killed at least 18 people and wounded scores in coordinated attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the flashpoint Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which they also tried to infiltrate across a defensive trench, officials said yesterday.
12 dead after Ecuador bus slides off road: Officials
Twelve people are killed and another 25 were injured when the bus they were traveling in careened off a road in a coastal region of western Ecuador, officials say.
Boko Haram frees most of the schoolgirls
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have so far returned 101 of
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls freed
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned 76 of the students to the town, the government says.
20 killed as storm hits Madagascar
A powerful tropical storm that lashed the island of Madagascar has left 20 people dead and affected 19,000 more, according to an