Image Source Belgian authorities have returned a tooth of the murdered Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba to his children, in a new move towards recognition of atrocities that accompanied the Read More..
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Glencore unit pleads guilty to bribery in Africa
Image Source A British subsidiary of Glencore (LON: GLEN) formally pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the seven charges of bribery brought against the mining and commodities trader by the UK Read More..
Next AFRICOM leader could be the first Black four-star general in Marine Corps history
Image Source Lt. Gen. Michael Langley, a Marine with experience commanding American forces in Africa, has been recommended to serve as the next leader of U.S. Africa Command, The New Read More..
Threat of being sent to Rwanda ‘harming health of UK asylum seekers’
Image Source Ministers’ threats to send unauthorised migrants to Rwanda are having a detrimental impact on the physical and psychological health of people seeking asylum, according to two major refugee Read More..
Algeria recalls envoy to France, closes airspace to French military planes
Image Source The Algerian government’s actions come following comments by French president Emmanuel Macron, which the government said amounts to foreign interference in its internal affairs. Algeria banned French military Read More..
Panel finds 80 alleged abuse cases tied to WHO’s Congo work
Image Source Twenty-one workers for the World Health Organization in Congo have been accused of sexually abusing people during a Ebola outbreak, a WHO-commissioned panel said Tuesday in a report Read More..