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Congolese rebel leader known as ‘the Terminator’ given 30 years in jail for war crimes
Bosco Ntaganda was found guilty of 13 counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity in July....
Nine crew members kidnapped from cargo ship off Benin coast
The ship, named the MV Bonita, was anchored and awaiting berth at the Cotonou port to discharge a shipment of...
Congolese warlord given 30-year sentence for crimes against humanity
Issued on: 07/11/2019 – 11:30 The International Criminal Court sentenced Congolese rebel chief Bosco “Terminator” Ntaganda to 30 years in...
Dozens killed, more than 60 wounded in attack on mine convoy in Burkina Faso
Issued on: 06/11/2019 – 22:02 An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian mining company Semafo in Burkina...
France says its troops killed a leading jihadist in the Sahel
Issued on: 06/11/2019 – 07:24 French troops killed one of the Sahel regions leading jihadists on Oct. 9, Frances defence...
UNICEF appeals for US$10 million to support flood affected children in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan, 5 November 2019 — While water levels are continuing to rise, UNICEF in South Suda..
Guinea protesters wounded by gunfire in clashes with police
Issued on: 04/11/2019 – 17:26Modified: 04/11/2019 – 17:32 At least two people were shot and wounded in Guinea's capital on...
We have been abandoned, say CAR flood victims
Issued on: 03/11/2019 – 09:35Modified: 03/11/2019 – 12:44 Nearly 30,000 people have been displaced by flooding in the Central African...
French soldier killed in Mali by roadside bomb in attack claimed by IS group
Issued on: 02/11/2019 – 19:43Modified: 03/11/2019 – 16:02 A French soldier was killed in Malis eastern border region, France's presidency...
More than 273,000 people have been left displaced due to severe flooding across Somalia
Several thousand people in the worst-affected area of Baladweeyne are sheltering under trees or in e..
Federal Government focuses on “integrated security”
Berlin (dpa) – The Federal Government is responding to the challenges of an increasingly unstable world order by means of a “policy...
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