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Suspected Christian militias killed an Egyptian U.N. Peacekeeper and wounded three others. In a statement made by the United Nations, the attack which was carried out by anti-balaka militants on the 26th of November 2017, occurred in Gambo which is about 100 km (60 miles) from the town of Bangassou, where more than 100 civilians and three Moroccan peacekeepers were killed in separate incidents in May and July. Conflict has killed thousands in Central African Republic since…

33 people have been killed after a freight train carrying inflammable materials crashed on Sunday in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Death toll rose from eight which was earlier announced by the Minister of Mines Jean-Marie Tshizainga,said local media Radio Okapi. The dead including several others severely burned were reported to be stowaways on the freight train which was carrying fuel from Lubumbashi to Luena in the mining region of Katanga. The train was carrying…

Zimbabwe finally renames its main airport after Mugabe On thursday morning a ceremony was held to officially rename Zimbabwe’s main airport in the capital Harare after its president. Harare International Airport – one of the biggest in the country, is now known as the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The event which saw the 93-year-old president unveil a plaque that said the renaming of the facility was to ‘honour’ him. Although, the terminal building was inaugurated by Mugabe…

Togo releases detained protesters,drops 2013 case against opposition leader Togo’s government has further appeased the opposition by releasing 42 protesters detained since September and dropped a 2013 arson case against opposition leader Jean Pierre Fabre. The announcement comes as the first of three protests by the opposition slated for this week began on Tuesday, stoking fears of a repeat of violence between opposition supporters, police and the military in the country. Hours to tuesday’s protest, the…

Sudan responsible for South Sudan’s civil wars. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on thursday accused Sudan of being a “source of weapons” fuelling the brutal civil war in his country. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in South Sudan’s civil war that erupted in December 2013, less than three years after it gained independence from the north. Since then ties between Khartoum and Juba have remained tense amid border disputes and mutual allegations…

President Clocks 35 Years in Office Monday marked 35 years since Cameroon’s President Paul Biya took office. His supporters are marking the anniversary with celebrations.His opponents are calling for him to stand aside when the country holds a presidential election next year. A song, praising Biya for bringing peace and development to Cameroon, blasted through loud speakers in Nanga Eboko, a town in central Cameroon, where thousands of people have been brought in to celebrate…