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Some US deportees to Ghana say they are still held there, contradicting Ghanaian authorities
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 11 of the 14 immigrants deported by the U.S. to Ghana are still being held in the…
Ghana says all immigrants deported by the US have been sent home, contradicting lawyers
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Authorities in Ghana pushed back Tuesday on claims that four African immigrants recently…
South Africa beats New Zealand 43-10, inflicting the All Blacks’ heaviest test loss
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — South Africa beat New Zealand 43-10 on Saturday, inflicting the All Blacks'…
South Africa’s top court says banning a husband from taking wife’s family name is…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's top court ruled on Thursday that an apartheid-era law banning husbands from…
ICC presents evidence against warlord Joseph Kony in first in absentia hearing
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors will present evidence on Tuesday to back up charges…
Sexual violence against children and women has surged in Congo, charity says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of children and women who are survivors of sexual violence in Congo surged over…
PHOTO ESSAY: Uganda’s villages are filling with older people, bringing…
NABALANGA, Uganda (AP) — Look closely and you will see them.
Atop dirt floors in dim mud huts. At a stream on an…
South Africa commissions an inequality report for G20 summit
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa said Thursday it has commissioned a report on global wealth inequality…
Nigerian military airstrikes free 76 hostages, including children
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 76 hostages, including children, have been freed after Nigeria’s military targeted…
Niger army says it killed a senior Boko Haram leader in a targeted airstrike
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The army in Niger says it used a targeted airstrike to kill a senior leader of the Boko Haram…
