Tags GENERAL Security Council extends peacekeeping force in Mali for year The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali for a year
Tags GENERAL Belgian king expresses deep regret for colonial past in Congo Belgium’s King Philippe expressed deep regret on Tuesday for the “suffering and humiliation” inflicted on the Democratic Republic of the
Tags GENERAL World Rugby cancels 2020 HSBC 7s season, New Zealand declared winners New Zealand were declared the men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series winners after World Rugby decided to end
Tags GENERAL Gabon senate votes to decriminalise homosexuality Gabon’s Senate voted on Monday to decriminalise homosexuality, the president’s office said, in a landslide result that will make the
Tags GENERAL Lesotho’s former first lady granted bail in murder case Lesotho’s former first lady, charged with the murder of her love rival, was granted bail on Monday, despite objections from
Tags GENERAL Congo president vows not to accept judicial reforms that cause ‘harm’ Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday he would not accept any reforms that undermined the independence of the judiciary,
Tags GENERAL Rwanda reports record single-day surge in COVID-19 cases Rwanda on Monday reported 101 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, a record single-day increase of more
Tags GENERAL Boko Haram militants killed in Nigerian military airstrikes in northeast region Scores of Boko Haram militants were killed in multiple airstrikes carried out by the Nigerian military in the country’s northeast
Tags GENERAL Senegalese president lifts state of emergency Senegalese President Makcy Sall said Monday night that, starting from 11 p.m. Tuesday, the state of emergency and the related
Tags GENERAL Nigeria to lift ban on interstate travels after weeks of COVID-19 restrictions The Nigerian government on Monday said it would lift the ban on interstate movements across the country mid-week after weeks