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Islamist group executes close to 30 people en masse in Democratic Republic of Congo
The officials have blamed the ADF, a Ugandan Islamic group, for the killings of the civilians in Congo.
Over 50 Islamic terrorists aligned to Al-Qaeda killed in an airstrike by French forces in Mali
On October 30 in Mali, the Barkhane forces conducted an airstrike that neutralised more than 50 terrorists.
Coronavirus: How ‘corona box’ technology is helping fight COVID-19 pandemic and opening up trade market in African countries
African countries, where India has always been the preferred exporter of engineering products, have increasingly become favoured destination for various other products too.
Outrage grows in Somalia as bill legitimising child marriage tabled in Parliament, UN and other international bodies criticise the move
Bill tabled in Somalia parliament legalizing marriage of girls without their consent once they achieve sexual maturity
Health authorities express concern over the rise in Ebola cases in Congo, WHO starts vaccination
Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing another Ebola outbreak, raising the concern of health authorities
Coronavirus: China engages in racism against Africans even as it accuses the USA of being racist towards them
Racism against Africans has been reported in the Guangzhou city of China. The allegations surfaced after a recent spark in the number of Wuhan Coronavirus cases in the country which were allegedly imported by Nigerians.
Burkina Faso: 20 civilians die after Jihadi terrorists attack a village, govt decides to arm citizens to combat terrorism
The attack comes at the backdrop of France's decision to send additional troops to the Sahel region.
Muslim cleric from Uganda discovers his ‘wife’ is a man after 2 weeks of marriage, Mosque suspends him to “preserve the integrity of their...
A man had married a Muslim cleric in Uganda pretending to be woman to steal his money
35 civilians killed in Burkina Faso terrorist attack, 80 Jihadis neutralised in operation by Army and Air Force
Dozens of terrorists launched a double attack on a military base and civilians in Burkina Faso, killing 35 civilians
Read about Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian PM who just won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a peace deal with Eritrea in July last year, which ended a nearly 20-year military stalemate with its neighbouring country following their 1998-2000 border war.