Fears of violence in DR Congo rise as Kabila announces intention take back power from President Tshisekedi

Fears of violence in DR Congo rise as Kabila announces intention take back power from President Tshisekedi

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) presidential election is over a year away, but political tensions are escalating in the vast and volatile country as candidates line up and fears grow the vote will be fraudulent. The fears have been fed further by recent announcement that immediate former President Joseph...

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Trials of black players in EPL: France’s Zouma pleads guilty to kicking a cat as teammate Mendy denies rape charges

Trials of black players in EPL: France’s Zouma pleads guilty to kicking a cat as teammate Mendy denies rape charges

West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his cat. The France international pleaded guilty to two counts under the Animal Welfare Act when he appeared at Thames Magistrates” Court on Tuesday morning. Zouma, 27, was forced to apologise after harrowing footage was filmed and shared...

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IT solutions consultancy firm Incentro strikes deal with Israeli giant Monday.com to serve African market

IT solutions consultancy firm Incentro strikes deal with Israeli giant Monday.com to serve African market

Information technology consultancy firm, Incentro, has announced partnership with Israel’s monday.com to provide services branded as Work Operating System (OS) to the African market. The agreement was signed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Monday. The Israeli based monday.com has a wide global network of organisations that take advantage of...

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Arsenal plans to rearm for next season in thrown into confusion by contracts standoff, returning ‘exiles’

Arsenal plans to rearm for next season in thrown into confusion by contracts standoff, returning ‘exiles’

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal are now days away from “moving on” from their contract negotiations with Eddie Nketiah, Alexandre Lacazette and Mohamed Elneny. The Gunners trio will be out of contract this summer with speculation mounting that they will all be leaving the Emirates when their deals expire. And Arteta...

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Ethiopian government arrests over 4,500 people, among them rights activists and journalists

Ethiopian government arrests over 4,500 people, among them rights activists and journalists

Ethiopian security officials are conducting a massive operation across the country that has led to the arrests of more than 4,500 people in one region alone. The crackdown on journalists, activists and others, dubbed a “law enforcement operation,” came into effect after the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on...

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Report: Russian Wagner Group mercenaries ‘sleep in army barracks and run a logistical hub’ from where they kill civilians in Africa

Report: Russian Wagner Group mercenaries ‘sleep in army barracks and run a logistical hub’ from where they kill civilians in Africa

Satellite imagery of the atrocities committed Russian Wagner Group mercenaries in Africa shows that construction of the new military base near Mali’s main airport began in August, a month before news broke that leaders were negotiating a deal with Wagner. Mercenaries sleep in the barracks and run a logistical hub,...

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Africa: Atrocities by Russian ‘hired guns of Wagner Group’ are now familiar narrative of ‘everywhere, bodies were dropping to the ground’

Africa: Atrocities by Russian ‘hired guns of Wagner Group’ are now familiar narrative of ‘everywhere, bodies were dropping to the ground’

The man knew what to expect from Islamist fighters. They had appeared at his door for years, demanding money or livestock – the taxes he paid to survive. Then one morning in March, the threat in his rural community suddenly had a confusing new face: White men in military fatigues,...

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