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By Ebi Kesiena Leader of Tunisia's opposition Ennahdha party, Rached Ghannouchi, on Friday started a hunger strike in protest of his detention, and to express support for other "political prisoners." Ghannouchi received a one-year prison sentence...

By Ebi Kesiena The Government of Somalia, through its Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services, has launched a new project that aims to strengthen the medical emergency services at federal and state referral hospitals. According...

By Emmanuel Nduka Filippo Ferlazzo, the Italian man who beat Italy-based Nigerian - Alika Ogorchukwu to death in July 2022, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. Heritage Times HT recalls that the 39-year-old Nigerian...

By Emmanuel Nduka Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, the wife of Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with “money laundering” and other offences, the public prosecutor said on Friday, a month after a coup...

By Ebi Kesiena Global Financial Centers index on Thursday indicated that Johannesburg has suffered a sharp drop in its reputation as a top financial center, falling from position 69 to 83 in ranking. About 121 cities...

By Emmanuel Nduka The British Government-backed UK Export Finance (UKEF) has delayed a £100m ($121.9m) payment for the development of Nairobi Railway City in Kenya. This is UK's largest investment in Kenya since Brexit. The block...