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The three Israelis were deported from the Kotoka International Airport in Accra
Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for alleged mistreatment of nationals at airport
ACCRA — Ghana has deported three Israeli nationals who arrived in the country on Wednesday in what appears to be a tit-for-tat move over the alleged mistreatment of Ghanaian nationals at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel.Seven Ghanaians, including four members of an official delegation attending a cyber-security conference in Tel Aviv, were allegedly detained without explanation.They were released after five hours, while the three others were deported, according to Ghana, which condemned their "humiliating treatment".Ghana's foreign ministry says a senior diplomat from the Israeli embassy in Accra was summoned over the incident, and both countries have agreed to resolve the row amicably.The BBC has contacted the Israeli embassy for comment but is yet to receive a...
December 11, 2025

Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for alleged mistreatment of nationals at airport

More than 200,000 residents have fled the fighting, the UN says
Gunfire as rebels target key DR Congo city despite Trump peace deal
KINSHASA — Sporadic gunfire and explosions have been reported as M23 rebels advance towards a key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an offensive that has forced thousands to flee across the border into Burundi.Residents and military sources said soldiers were fleeing the assault on Uvira, the last government-held city in the mineral-rich region.US President Donald Trump brokered a peace deal last week between DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's Paul Kagame to end the long-running conflict but fighting has continued.Shops and schools have closed, with terrified residents staying indoors amid fears that rebels had taken control of some government buildings.But South Kivu Governor Jean-Jacques Purusi dismissed reports that the rebels were in the city...
December 10, 2025

Gunfire as rebels target key DR Congo city despite Trump peace deal

An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague
ICC sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities
THE HAGUE — Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced a leader of the Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the catastrophic conflict in Darfur more than two decades ago.At a hearing in The Hague last month, prosecutors sought a life sentence for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman who was convicted in October of 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity that included ordering mass executions and bludgeoning two prisoners to death with an axe between 2003-2004."He committed these crimes knowingly, wilfully, and with, the evidence shows, enthusiasm and vigour," prosecutor Julian Nicholls told judges at the sentencing hearing in November.Abd-Al-Rahman, 76, stood and listened, but showed no...
December 10, 2025

ICC sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities

The aircraft was en route to Portugal when it had to land in Burkina Faso, the Nigerian authorities have said (file photo)
Burkina Faso accuses Nigerian Air Force of violating its airspace
NAIROBI — Eleven Nigerian military officers were detained in Burkina Faso after their aircraft made an emergency landing in the country, Burkinabè security sources told the BBC.The Air Force C-130 aircraft entered Burkina Faso's airspace on Monday without authorisation, according to the country's Territorial Administration Minister Emile Zerbo.In a joint statement, the military governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said their prompt investigation confirmed the "violation of its airspace and the sovereignty of its member states".But the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said a technical problem meant the plane, which was en route to Portugal, had to land in accordance with safety procedures.The statement added that the crew was "safe and have received cordial treatment from the...
December 09, 2025

Burkina Faso accuses Nigerian Air Force of violating its airspace

With many staying at home the atmosphere is quiet but tense
Tanzania crackdown on planned protest leaves streets deserted
ARUSHA — Security has been tightened across Tanzania with police and military seen patrolling major cities ahead of anticipated anti-government protests called to coincide with independence day.By midday, however, no demonstrations had begun.Residents in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mbeya, Mwanza and several other urban centres reported an unusually slow start to the day, with many people choosing to remain indoors amid uncertainty over whether protests would happen.The demonstrations were called to demand political reforms in the wake of October's post-election unrest which left an unknown number of people dead.The authorities have admitted using force against protesters, claiming that some groups were attempting to overthrow the regime.On Tuesday, BBC reporters observed nearly empty...
December 09, 2025

Tanzania crackdown on planned protest leaves streets deserted

A signboard for St Mary's Private Catholic Secondary School stands at the entrance of the school in Papiri, a hamlet in Niger state, on November 23
Nigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren, Channels TV says
ABUJA — Nigeria’s government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were abducted last month in Niger state in one of the country’s worst mass kidnappings to date, local broadcaster Channels Television reported on Sunday.The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said 303 children and 12 school staff were kidnapped on November 21 by gunmen at St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Papiri, a hamlet in Niger state.Fifty pupils managed to escape in the following hours, but since then there had been no update on the whereabouts or conditions of the other children, some as young as six, and the missing school staff.Channels Television did not immediately provide details about the release.The CAN and Niger state authorities said they were not officially notified of the...
December 08, 2025

Nigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren, Channels TV says

The soldiers appeared on state TV early on Sunday morning to say they were suspending the constitution
Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, president tells nation
NAIROBI — Benin's president has appeared on television to reassure citizens of the West African nation that the situation was now "totally under control" following an attempted coup earlier in the day."I would like to commend the sense of duty demonstrated by our army and its leaders, who have remained... loyal to the nation," Patrice Talon said, looking calm during the live evening broadcast.The government said it had thwarted the mutiny hours after a group of soldiers declared a takeover on national television.Later in the afternoon, huge explosions were heard in Cotonou, Benin's largest city and seat of government. They were thought to have been the result of an air strike.Prior to the explosions, flight-tracking data showed that three aircraft had entered Benin's...
December 08, 2025

Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, president tells nation

President of Benin Patrice Talon. (EPA)
Soldiers announce dissolution of Benin government in apparent coup
COTONOU, Benin — A group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state television Sunday to announce the dissolution of the government and the removal of President Patrice Talon, declaring an apparent coup in the West African nation. Calling itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, the group said all state institutions had been dissolved and named Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri as president of the committee. Benin, which gained independence from France in 1960, experienced repeated coups in the decades that followed. The country had enjoyed political stability since 1991 after the two-decade rule of Mathieu Kérékou. Talon had been in power since 2016 and was due to step down next April after the presidential election. Talon’s party candidate, former Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, had been...
December 07, 2025

Soldiers announce dissolution of Benin government in apparent coup

US officials say the deal is the first in a series of agreements with developing countries
Kenya signs landmark health deal with US despite data fears
NAIROBI — Kenya has signed a historic five-year health agreement with the US, the first such pact since Donald Trump's administration overhauled its foreign aid program.The $2.5bn (£1.9bn) deal is aimed at combating infectious diseases in Kenya, with similar agreements expected to be rolled out in other African countries aligned with Trump's broader foreign policy goals.The government-to-government deal aims to boost transparency and accountability but has raised fears it could give the US real-time access to critical health databases, including sensitive patient information.Kenya's Health Minister Aden Duale sought to allay such fears, saying "only de-identified, aggregated data" would be shared.On his first day in office in January, Trump announced a freeze on foreign...
December 05, 2025

Kenya signs landmark health deal with US despite data fears

The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla attends the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) press conference at the party's headquarters in Durban on November 28
Daughter of South Africa’s former leader accused of luring men to fight for Russia
JOHANNESBURG — Family ties may become strained for former South African President Jacob Zuma after his eldest daughter accused her half-sister of deceiving 17 men – half of whom are reportedly relatives – into fighting for Russia in Ukraine.The controversy highlights the growing recruitment of Africans into Russian military forces due to a shortage of Russian recruits as well as the close ties between Moscow and veterans of the African National Congress. Zuma previously belonged to the political party, which originated as a liberation movement that fought for democratic rule in South Africa.Zuma, 83, stepped down as president in 2018 in the wake of a series of corruption scandals and was expelled from the party he once led in 2024. He received military training in the Soviet Union...
December 05, 2025

Daughter of South Africa’s former leader accused of luring men to fight for Russia

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