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World Bank Approves $100Million to Eradicate Extreme Poverty in Sierra Leone
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved the Second Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy…
Chad Jails Hundreds of Pro-Democracy Protesters
A Chadian court has handed jail terms of up to three years to more than 260 people who…
Dozens Killed in Cameroon Landslide, Others Remain Missing
At least 14 mourners were killed and several others injured after a landslide in Damas neighbourhood in Yaounde,…
U.N. Extends CAR Peacekeeping Mission For a Year
The U.N. Security Council has extended the nearly 17,500-strong U.N. peacekeeping mission in the troubled Central African Republican…
Chad President Replaces Military Chiefs Following Bloody Protests
Chad’s Transitional President, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has replaced the country’s chief of police, head of the gendarmerie,…
Cameroonian President Paul Biya Marks 40 Years in Power
Paul Biya, who has served as the country’s president for the majority of its people’s lives, celebrated his…
Three War Criminals Jailed in Historic CAR Case
The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic has convicted three militiamen over war crimes committed in…
Kidnapped French-Australian Conservationist Regains Freedom in Chad
Jerome Hugonot, an Environmentalist with dual French and Australian citizenship has been freed after he was taken hostage…
First War Crimes Verdict Due in Central African Republic
The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic will issue its first verdict on October 31, 2022,…
Chadian Leader Accuses ‘Foreign Powers’ of Supporting Recent Protests
Chadian leader Idriss Deby has slammed recent protests experienced in the country terming them insurrection with foreign support.…