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Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui arrested
Karoui was charged with money laundering in early July shortly after stating his intention to stand in the polls, but has remained…
Rwandan rebel leader pleads guilty to terrorism
Callixte Nsabimana was arrested last month for his involvement with National Liberation Front (FLN).
10 million North Koreans suffering acute food shortages: UN
The World Food Programme has said that "unfavorable climatic conditions, limited supplies of agricultural inputs, such as fuel,…
UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
Delegates arrived with the UN flag flying at half-mast, and the flags of all UN nations that usually adorn the UNEP headquarters…
British museum agrees to return Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros hair
During that campaign, in which 13,000 troops were deployed to free several British hostages, the emperor killed himself and his…
Eight rescued from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine
Citizens told that floods caused the water level to rise till neck level, forcing them to stand for days until it receded.
Extremists attack hotel in Nairobi as police yet to give death toll
While Somalia-based extremist group Al-Shabab took responsibility for the attack, police were unable to count the bodies despite…
Emmerson Zimbabwe erupts in anger after 150 per cent fuel price hike…
On January 12, Mnangagwa announced an increase in petrol prices from USD 1.34 to USD 3.31 per litre and diesel prices to USD 3.11…
India hands over first 50 houses built for Rohingya refugees in Myanmar
The housing units were handed over after President Ram Nath Kovind and his Myanmar counterpart U Win Myint held delegation-level…
In Kenya, free cash is the latest solution to poverty
According to the World Bank, over a third of Kenya's nearly 50 million citizens live below the international poverty line of USD…