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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.
Bill Gates launches chicken plan
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, speaking in front of chickens pecking and clucking in a New York City skyscraper,
Liberia declares latest Ebola outbreak over
Liberia's health ministry yesterday said the country was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases of the deadly
Suspect extradited for trafficking 'is wrong man'
Friends of a man extradited to Italy on Tuesday on people smuggling charges say police have the wrong man.
Rwanda's capital wants to clear its streets of hawkers
Already boasting one of the cleanest urban centers in Africa, authorities in Rwanda's capital want thousands of street hawkers to form registered co-operatives or find formal work as they try to raise taxes and make the city even tidier, the mayor said.
First kidnapped Chibok girl 'found in Nigeria'
One of the missing Chibok girls has been found in Nigeria, activists say, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago.
2 Bangladesh UN peacekeepers die in Mali storm
Two Bangladeshis on UN peacekeeping mission were killed and five injured in a storm in Mali.
CIA tip-off led to 1962 Nelson Mandela arrest
Nelson Mandela's arrest in 1962 was a result of a tip-off from an agent of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a report says.
Nigeria demands back stolen money in UK
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt".
Nairobi building collapse: Baby girl rescued after four days
A seven-month-old girl is rescued from the debris of a building that collapsed four days ago in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
South Sudan forms unity govt
South Sudan's transitional unity government was sworn into office yesterday, with President Salva Kiir sharing power with ex-rebels in a