Liberia declares rape a national emergency
Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and has ordered new measures to tackle the problem after
Angola doctors march against virus-linked police violence
Hundreds marched in Angola’s capital Luanda on Saturday to protest against police brutality after a doctor caught breaching anti-coronavirus rules
Infant killed in heavy flooding in Cabo Verde
Heavy flooding hit the capital of the archipelago state of Cape Verde on Saturday morning, killing a six-month old baby
Morocco foils migration attempts, arrests 168
Morocco announced on Saturday that its navy has foiled attempts to migrate across the Mediterranean and arrested 168 migrants from
Tanzania’s ruling party launches campaign for its Zanzibar presidential candidate
Tanzania’s ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi on Saturday launched the campaign for its Zanzibar presidential candidate Hussein Mwinyi with a
Mali junta backs 18-month transition government
The head of Mali’s military junta, Colonel Assimi Goita, vowed to establish an 18-month transition government Saturday, at the close
Libya’s Haftar committed to ending oil blockade, U.S. says
Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar has committed to ending a months-long blockade of oil facilities, the U.S. embassy in the country
Cote d’Ivoire relocates elephants to save dwindling population
An elephant named Hamed by residents in a southern region of Cote d’Ivoire has been captured and relocated to the
Two years after signing peace deal, South Sudan remains at crossroads
After five years of brutal civil war, several South Sudanese parties signed a revitalized peace agreement in the Sudanese capital
Nigeria’s Kaduna state approves law to castrate child rapists
The Kaduna State House of Assembly in Nigeria has approved surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of raping children