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December 28, 2022
Three DRC Ministers Quit

Three DRC ministers who are members of presidential candidate Moise Katumbi's party resigned Wednesday after the incumbent leader asked them whom they would support in coming elections. Katumbi announced earlier this month that he would run in the DRC's presidential election scheduled for late 2023.
December 28, 2022
Moroccan Filmmaker Pushes LGTBQ Theme

Moroccan director Maryam Touzani hopes her latest film, shortlisted for an Oscar, will provoke "a healthy, much-needed debate" around LGBTQ rights and challenge taboos in the conservative country.
December 28, 2022
Ransom Snatches Plague South Africa

South Africa has long had a reputation for violent crime and is often described as one of the most dangerous countries in the world outside a war zone. But kidnapping for ransom or extortion "is comparatively new", noted Jean-Pierre Smith, a Cape Town municipal security councillor.
December 27, 2022
Italy Allows Ocean Viking to Dock

Italy will allow the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship carrying 113 migrants to dock at an Italian port, a French NGO said Tuesday.
December 27, 2022
Gambia to Probe Coup Plot, Arrests More Soldiers

The Gambia on Tuesday sworn in an "investigative panel" to probe last week's coup bid to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow and arrested more soldiers.
December 27, 2022
DRC Nods the Noose For Nine

Eight soldiers and one civilian in the Democratic Republic of Congo's war-torn northeast have had death sentences for murder and embezzlement confirmed, court documents showed Tuesday.
December 27, 2022
Tunis Threatens Press Freedoms - Rights Groups

Tunisian rights groups on Tuesday accused the electoral authority of "threatening" press freedom, after it sued bloggers and media outlets for alleged violations during a poll on a new constitution.
December 27, 2022
Messi, Mbappe Resume Playing Season

World Cup winner Lionel Messi is set to return to work at Paris Saint-Germain next week, his club coach Christophe Galtier said on Tuesday. PSG's other World Cup players, notably Kylian Mbappe and Neymar "will be available for the match tomorrow (Wednesday)", said Galtier.
December 27, 2022
Addis Resumes Tigray Flights

Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after a shutdown lasting 18 months.
December 26, 2022
S. Africa Tanker Blast Toll Rises

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg last week has climbed to 18, regional health authorities said on Monday.
December 26, 2022
Libya Factions Hold Prisoner Swap

Libya's unity government has carried out a prisoner exchange with rival eastern forces, releasing a pilot captured during strongman Khalifa Haftar's 2019 assault on Tripoli, local media reported Monday.
December 26, 2022
Burkina Blast Kills Ten

Ten passengers riding a bus died when their vehicle struck a mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the regional governor said on Monday.
December 26, 2022
Tunisia Tax Hike to Bolster Budget

Tunisia's finance minister unveiled a budget Monday aiming to use new tax revenues to claw the deficit back to near five percent of GDP, as the cash-strapped country awaits an international bailout.
December 26, 2022
Niger 'Copter Crash Kills Three

Three people died on Monday when a Nigerien military helicopter crashed on return from a routine training flight, the defense ministry said.
December 26, 2022
Senegal Dissident Hospitalized

Pape Ale Niang, a prominent Senegalese journalist and government critic who has been on a hunger strike to protest charges against him, has been moved to a hospital, his attorney told AFP.
December 26, 2022
DRC President Slammed for Outside Security Force

Three prominent DRC figures, including Nobel winner Denis Mukwege, on Monday accused President Felix Tshisekedi of pushing the country towards breakup by bringing in outside nations to tackle its security crisis.
December 26, 2022
Pele Struggles to Hang On

Family members spent Christmas with Pele at the Sao Paulo hospital where the legendary footballer is battling worsening cancer as well as kidney and heart problems, according to a social media post by his daughter.
December 26, 2022
Dutch King, PM Admit Slavery Responsibility

Dutch King Willem-Alexander has welcomed the government's apology for the Netherlands' role in 250 years of slavery in his Christmas address, saying it was the "start of a long journey".
December 26, 2022
Ukraine Seeks Security Council Boot for Russia

Ukraine is planning to call for Russia to be removed as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
December 26, 2022
High-Level Addis Team Visits Tigray

A high-level Ethiopian team arrived Monday in the capital of rebel-held Tigray for a first official visit following a peace deal aimed at ending a brutal two-year conflict.

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