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Berlin Truck Attack: Anis Amri’s Nephew Arrested in Tunisia

The nephew of the Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri and two other suspects have been arrested in Tunisia, officials…

8 years ago

Gambia Elections 2016: Security Forces Take Over Electoral Commission HQ

The Gambia’s electoral commission headquarters have been taken over by security force as incumbent President Yahya Jammeh refuses to accept…

8 years ago

Bidoung Challenge: Cameroon’s Sports Minister Greeting Goes Viral

The image of Cameroon's Sports Minister Pierre Ismael Bidoung Mpkatt bowing and shaking the hand of President Paul Biya went…

8 years ago

Gambia: Yahya Jammeh to Launch Legal Challenge to Contest Election Defeat

Gambian incumbent President Yahya Jammeh says he will launch a legal challenge to contest an election defeat that will bring…

8 years ago

Yahya Jammeh Rejects Gambia Election Results After Admitting Defeat

Gambia’s incumbent President Yahya Jammeh has rejected the result of the presidential election held earlier this month, a week after…

8 years ago

Gambia Elections 2016: Yahya Jammeh Concedes to Adama Barrow Following Surprise Defeat

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has suffered a surprise defeat in the country's general election. The authoritarian president for 22 years…

8 years ago

Cecil the Lion: Zimbabwe Drops Charges Against Theo Bronkhorst

A high court in Zimbabwe court has dropped charges against Theo Bronkhorst , the professional hunter alleged to have helped…

8 years ago

King Kigeli V Dead: Rwanda’s Last Monarch Dies in US Aged 80

King Kigeli V, the last monarch of Rwanda, has died in the United States at the age of 80. Born…

8 years ago

21 Chibok Girls Reunited with Families after 30 Months of Captivity

Twenty-one Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the Islamist group Boko Haram in Chibok in April 2014 have been reunited with their…

8 years ago

Ethiopia: Oromo Festival Stampede Kills Several in Bishoftu

Several people have been killed in a stampede in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, after police fired tear gas and shots to disperse…

8 years ago