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The High Court Chamber for International Crimes in Nyanza on Thursday, May 28, 2020, sentenced Ladislas Ntaganzwa to life in prison for Genocide crimes he committed during the 1994 genocide against the
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Nigeria: President Buhari to AfDB President, Adesina: "I'll Stand by You"
State House — President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will stand solidly behind Dr Akinwumi Adesina in his bid to get re-elected as President of the African Development Bank
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Zimbabwe: Cotton Farmers Seek US Dollar Payments
Several Zimbabwean cotton farmers are increasingly worried over the continued depreciation of the domestic currency and want to be partly paid in US dollars during the next marketing season, a survey by Business Weekly has
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Africa: What Kabuga's Arrest Means for International Criminal Justice - and Rwanda
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Infomation ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana says the nation must not be blind to the possible involvement of late former President Robert Mugabe's remnants in the alleged abduction and torture of three MDC Alliance
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Zimbabwe: 48% of Local Sanitisers Fail Standards Tests
Recent laboratory tests have shown that 48 percent of hand sanitisers and face masks produced locally have failed to meet the mandatory health standards and Government is now working with the manufacturers to improve the quality of the products, a Cabinet minister has
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East Africa: Rwanda Ranked Second Peaceful Country in the Region By Latest Index
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Rwanda: Kabuga Lawyers Fighting Extradition
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Tanzania: Magufuli - Our Economy Comes First in COVID-19 Fight
Dar es Salaam — President John Magufuli said on Sunday that Tanzania's handling of Covid-19 was in such a way that the country's economy comes first and above everything
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Africa: Coronavirus Exposes 'Brutal Inequality' of Townships
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Mozambique: A Further 20 COVID-19 Cases Diagnosed
Maputo — Mozambique's National Director of Public Health, Rosa Marlene, announced on Tuesday that a further 20 cases of the Covid-19 respiratory disease have been diagnosed, bringing the total number of known Covid-19 cases in the country to
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Africa: Shortlist for 2020 AKO Caine Prize Announced
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West Africa: Terrorist Groups Exploiting COVID-19 in Sahel, UN Peacekeeping Chief Tells Security Council
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Southern Africa: DRC, Zambia Seek SADC Intervention On Border Conflict
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