Kenya court extends delay on deployment of Haiti mission
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Kenya court extends delay on deployment of Haiti mission

A court in Kenya has extended orders blocking the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti to lead a U.N Security

Liberian president Weah to face opponent Boakai for 2nd time in runoff vote
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Liberian president Weah to face opponent Boakai for 2nd time in runoff vote

Liberian President George Weah will face off against challenger Joseph Boakai for the second time in a Nov. 14 runoff

Mauritania: Prosecutor seeks 20 years for former president Aziz
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Mauritania: Prosecutor seeks 20 years for former president Aziz

A Mauritanian prosecutor asked Tuesday (Oct. 24) a Nouakchott court to sentence former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to 20

Strong opening for Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” on murders of Native Americans
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Strong opening for Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” on murders of Native Americans

The film about the systematic killing of Osage Nation members for their oil-rich land cost at least $200 million to

Miners from a rival union are holding hundreds of colleagues underground in South Africa
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Miners from a rival union are holding hundreds of colleagues underground in South Africa

Details were sketchy and there were conflicting statements over what happened, with the unregistered union asserting it represents the majority

FACT CHECK: Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts
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FACT CHECK: Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts

While plenty of real imagery and accounts of the ensuing carnage have emerged, they have been intermingled with users pushing

S.Africa’s third biggest political party holds protest outside Israeli embassy
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S.Africa’s third biggest political party holds protest outside Israeli embassy

Crowds gathered Monday (Oct. 23) in front of the Israeli Embassy as opposition party leader Julius Malema, renewed calls for

‘I am here to make films for the world’ says Nigerian director of global hit “The Black Book”
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‘I am here to make films for the world’ says Nigerian director of global hit “The Black Book”

A Nigerian action thriller by Editi Effiong has reached record viewership numbers on Netflix charts globally. The 2-hour-4-minute film tells

Nigeria: 76 people arrested for organising a “gay wedding
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Nigeria: 76 people arrested for organising a “gay wedding

More than 70 young people were arrested on Saturday by security forces on charges of organising a gay wedding in

Kenyan Catholic priest marries after joining splinter group
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Kenyan Catholic priest marries after joining splinter group

A catholic priest, Reverend Father Edwin Gathang’i Waiguru, tied the knot with Margaret Wanjira Githui in a colorful ceremony held