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Uganda deploys 160 peacekeepers to Somalia
Uganda is sending 160 police personnel to Somalia for peacekeeping operations.
According to the Ugandan Police Force, the officers have finished a six-month-training, and will be deployed by December under the African Union Mission in…
Jega calls for overhaul electoral systems in ECOWAS countries
Former Chairman, Independent National Election Commission (INEC), in Nigeria, Professor Attahiru Jega has said that an overhaul of the electoral system in ECOWAS Member States is critical in achieving credible, free and fair elections in…
More than 85% of Covid cases in Africa undetected
Six out of every seven coronavirus cases are not being detected in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
It has made the calculation based on a formula that looks at recorded deaths and case fatality rates.
So…
DR Congo starts Ebola vaccinations in Eastern City
Vaccination against the deadly Ebola disease began in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Beni, the WHO said, five days after reports of a new case.
The fresh case was reported in North Kivu, the same province where the…
Ghanaian President to champion universal suffrage campaign-ECOWAS Parliament
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has appointed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana to champion its drive to achieve direct election of members into the parliament.
The Speaker of the ECOWAS…
S.Africa’s NUMSA rejects new wage offer
South Africa's biggest engineering union, NUMSA, has rejected a new wage offer as a national strike that has already hit output at car maker BMW, BMWG.DE enters its second week on Thursday, employer body SEIFSA said.…
Egyptians go on trial for Italian Student’s murder
When Giulio Regeni's mutilated body was found in a ditch near Cairo in February 2016, it was so 'badly disfigured' that his mother struggled to identify him.
Five years on, four members of Egypt's security forces go on trial in…
Ghanaian President cautions ECOWAS leaders against tenure elongation
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has cautioned incumbent leaders in ECOWAS member states against holding on to power beyond the stipulated mandate as provided in their country's constitution.
He noted that the elongation of tenure…
UN officials recall from Ethiopia over audio record
Two senior United Nations officials have been recalled from Ethiopia after audio recordings containing criticism of senior U.N. officials was released online, according to a letter and a U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) spokesperson.
In the…
DRC war crimes suspect beat prisoners -ICC prosecutor
A former Central African Republic "Seleka" faction commander has took part in beatings and mistreatment of prisoners suspected of supporting ousted President Francois Bozize, an International Criminal Court prosecutor says.
Mahamat Said…