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By Esther Adesulu Health Minister of Libya, Ali Zenati, and his deputy were remanded in custody on Tuesday as part of an investigation into supposed corruption, judicial sources disclosed on Wednesday. The Minister and Deputy Minister...

By Ebi Kesiena Pope Francis called for peace in Ukraine on Wednesday as he delivered an impassioned plea to avoid war in Europe. “Please, never again war” the Pope said during his weekly general audience at...

By John Ikani Uganda’s military spy chief Maj Gen Abel Kandiho has been removed from his position, weeks after the US imposed financial sanctions on him over alleged human rights abuses. The US Treasury last month...

By Ebi Kesiena Three children of a Nigerian migrant died in Morocco in a fire at their makeshift shelter near the North African country’s border with a Spanish enclave, a non-governmental organisation said. President of the...

By Ebi Kesiena At least two people were killed in a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that shook southwestern Haiti, officials told AFP, with the tremor followed by several aftershocks. In Anse-a-Veau, a small coastal town 130 kilometers (80...

By Ebi Kesiena The United Nations on Tuesday deplored the military takeover in Burkina Faso and called for the immediate release of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and other top officials. Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters...