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The country’s Ministry of Information and Education also said in a statement the government and security forces are “in control” of the situation.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), a showcase of song, dance, and myriad musical instruments have unified hundreds of people from different ethnic communities in Western Equatoria state’s capital, Yambio.Sourced from Africanews Read More

An epidemic of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, claimed 356 lives in Burkina Faso between mid-October and mid-November, bringing the death toll to 570 since January 1, a health ministry official announced on Friday. Sourced from Africanews Read More

While the mother of late Reeva Steenkamp is not opposing Oscar Pistorius’ parole, she told the parole board that Pistorius had not shown true remorse. He killed his then girlfriend in 2013. In court he pleaded not guilty and denied killing Steenkamp in a rage, saying he mistook her for a burglar.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The former Olympic runner will be released from prison on January 5, after being granted parole on Friday (Nov. 24). His’ parole hearing was his second in the space of eight months. In a nation with some of the world’s highest levels of violence against women, the board decision drew mixed feelings.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces have forcibly displaced more than 450,000 people in the last six weeks in Rutshuru and Masisi territories in North Kivu Province. As the country gears towards general elections, many in the east are mostly concerned by peace. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Israelis cheered as 13 Israeli women and children emerged free from Gaza. Also released were 10 people from Thailand and one from the Philippines, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry announced Saturday (Nov. 25). 24 Palestinian women and 15 teenagers held in Israeli prisons were freed.Sourced from Africanews Read More

“Let me underscore that elections are not a one-day event, but a process that incorporates deliberate and thoughtful decisions before, during and after the polls. All these processes must have the full buy-in and support of the South Sudanese,” Nicholas Haysom said in Wau, on November 23rd.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The election commission said Saturday (Nov. 25) that Andry Rajoelina won the first round of the presidential election with 58.95 of the votes. Just over 46% of the 11 million voters cast a ballot. Ten of the 12 rivals of Rajoelina refused to campaign and urged voters to shun the ballot.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Late on Thursday (Nov. 23), at least eight people were reported to have drowned in southern Kenya as they tried to cross the flooded Muuoni river in Makueni county. The death toll from devastating floods now stands at at least 20.Sourced from Africanews Read More