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Nigeria to abolish English in junior school
Local languages will now take center stage, however, as the education minister claims...
US has 'serious doubts' about Equatorial Guinea polls
After a military takeover in 1979, President Obiang came into power. He has since...
Kenya ministers to forgo a month's pay in drought aid
Due to the protracted drought, millions of Kenyans are currently suffering hungry...
Nigeria police chief sentenced to three months in jail
The case in question involved an officer who was fired as early as 1992, just a...
Jiang Zemin: Chinese former leader dies aged 96
Hard-line reactionaries and reformers engaged in a vicious power battle at the leadership...
Kenyan court halts lifting of GM crops ban
Following the lifting of the embargo, Kenyan farmers were free to publicly grow...
CAR says foreign plane bombed troops
The military of CAR has received assistance from hundreds of fighters from the private...
US charges three for financing Cameroon separatists
The funds were raised through online chat applications and payment platforms from...
Kenya hit by condom shortage over taxes - activists
Every year, Kenya reports 34,000 new HIV infections. However, there has been a continuous...
Nairobi cracks down on nightclubs in residential areas
A similar restriction on churches in residential neighborhoods, which are notorious...
Militants ramp up assault in Somali hotel siege
According to reports, at least one minister was hurt, but another told reporters...
Somalia questions 20 foreigners ex-Shabab hostages
The 20 guys traveled to Hobyo, a small coastal town that has long been the epicenter...
A landslide kills at least 14 at a funeral in Cameroon
According to reporters, this year's terrible floods in Cameroon were caused by repeated...
ICC seeks charges against LRA leader Joseph Kony
In the 1990s, the LRA started a revolt in Uganda, killing, dismembering, and kidnapping...
DR Congo rebels 'not concerned' by ceasefire deal
Rwanda is allegedly supporting the rebels in the DR Congo who have been moving on...
Thirteen killed as Sudan rebel groups clash
According to the UN, the situation is still tense as there are rumors that both...
Ivory Coast announces plan to triple forest cover
The project will be financed with $149 million (£123 million) by the World Bank.
We won't retreat, Congolese rebels say
The M23 now controls a significant portion of the North Kivu province and poses...
Life sentence sought for Comoros ex-president Sambi
According to the privately owned Comoros Infos website, he was tried in absentia...
Somalia launches anti-al-Shabab TV channel
The government outlawed the dissemination of "extremist ideology propaganda" that...
SA prison service opposes Jacob Zuma's return to jail
The 80-year-old received a 15-month term for contempt of court last year after declining...
Nigeria passes bill on interest-free student loans
The bank "must have the powers to approve and distribute the loan to approved applicants,"...
Anglican head calls for Mozambique trauma support
The church assists them in realizing that the tragedy they have experienced is not...
DR Congo crisis: Cessation of hostilities starts Friday
The rebels have been moving closer to Goma, the regional capital, and the DR Congo...
Sierra Leone MPs brawl over electoral system
Members of the ruling and opposition parties were pitted against one another in...
South African mob kills patient inside ambulance
After the man was hurt during a mob attack, paramedics responded to requests for...
