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Ten male prisoners have been found guilty of raping dozens of female inmates during a violent riot at an overcrowded jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirty-seven women and a teenage girl testified that they were repeatedly raped during a three-day riot at Kasapa Central Prison near Lubumbashi in …

The Algerian government said in a statement that it has decided to close all schools for 10 days and to tighten control at airports due to the increase in covid-19 cases. The presidency however said that it was up to the universities to determine whether to close or reschedule their …

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has hailed efforts made by different parties to end civil war in Ethiopia. He spoke to the African Union (AU) chief envoy to the Horn of Africa Olusegun Obasanjo who briefed him on the peace efforts. Mr Obasanjo has been meeting officials …

Four French soldiers from the Operation Barkhane taskforce were injured in an explosion in Burkina Faso, French media including Le Monde, Le Figaro and Agence France Presse reported. Their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED). The four soliders – one of whom was seriously wounded – have …

Activists and the main Tunisian opposition party Ennahda have accused the country’s security forces of killing Ridha Bouziane during protests against President Kais Saied. The man died in hospital on Wednesday from injuries inflicted by police. According to the Tunis court investigating the death, the man, found in a coma …

A Ugandan police officer attached to Kashambya Police station in Rukiga District has been arrested on charges of aggravated trafficking in persons and having sex with a suspect. According to police, the accused policeman who was on duty allegedly took advantage, convinced, and took the suspect to his place where they …

South African-American businessman Patrick Soon-Shiong opened a new vaccine plant in Cape Town on Wednesday, intended to help his local NantSA company make COVID-19 shots in future and address the continent’s lack of manufacturing capacity, Reuters reports. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a global lack of access to life-saving vaccines, …

At least four people have been killed and 10 others injured on Tuesday in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu in a suicide bombing at a tea-shop near a military base, state-run SONNA news agency reported. Patrons, who included both soldiers and civilians, were sipping tea when the bomber blew himself up, Reuters …

Former Manchester United player, Patrice Evra in an interview granted to the Parisien, as part of the publication of his autobiography “I Love This Game”, revealed that some homos3xual players were entrusted to him during his career. He stated : “In football, it’s simple, everything is closed. When I was …

Authorities in Ghana have denied an information that the country is planning to host asylum seekers from the United Kingdom, as reported by several British media. Several British media had reported that the UK was drawing up plans to send thousands of asylum seekers to countries “such as Ghana and …