West-Africa
CAF Scraps Four-Year AFCON Plan, Keeps Biennial Tournament Schedule
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournaments will continue to be held every two years after the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) executive…
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East-Africa
Rwandan Man Convicted in U.S. of Lying About Role in 1994 Genocide
A federal jury in Boston has convicted Eric Nshimiye of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying under oath about his role…
Central-Africa
Misinformation Puts Health Workers Treating Ebola at Risk
Peter Kenny reports for allAfrica that the head of the International Council of Nurses has cautioned that misinformation can have deadly consequences…
West-Africa
Ukraine Allegedly Provides Support to Militia Group in Mali
Ukraine is coming under scrutiny over allegations that it helped Tuareg fighters in northern Mali, potentially widening Kyiv’s confrontation with Russia into…
East-Africa
Zimbabwe Government Says Country Is Not Rushing to Abandon U.S. Dollar
Zimbabwe will not be rushed into abandoning foreign currencies as the government works toward a single-currency system, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe…
West-Africa
Nigeria Inquiry Blames Overcrowding for 37 Detainee Deaths
Thirty-seven detainees died in Nigeria’s Niger State after extreme overcrowding, inadequate ventilation, heat stress and dehydration triggered acute respiratory failure, an investigation…
West-Africa
Mali Army and Russian Fighters Accused of Killing Civilians
Eight civilians were killed and at least six others wounded in what Human Rights Watch described as an apparent military drone strike…
Central-Africa
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 10,000 cases
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a reported 10,060 cases and 4,887 deaths since it was first…
North-Africa
Egyptian Court Orders Closure of Independent News Website Mada Masr
Egyptian authorities have ordered the closure of independent news outlet Mada Masr after a court convicted editor-in-chief Lina Attalah of operating without…
East-Africa
Ex-Wife of Zimbabwe VP Chiwenga Freed After Seven-Year Trial Delay
After seven years on trial, Marry Mubaiwa, the former wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, has been released from remand in a case…
West-Africa
Ebola Spreads in DR Congo as Families Struggle to Feed Themselves
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where more than 105 million people live, families battling Ebola may face an agonizing choice:…
