Belgian ex-diplomat appeals order to stand trial in Congo’s Lumumba murder

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Patrice Lumumba

A former high-profile Belgian diplomat has appealed against a court decision ordering him to stand ​trial over the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first ‌prime minister, in 1961, the ex-diplomat’s lawyer told Reuters on Friday.  A Belgian court ordered 93-year-old Etienne Davignon, a former vice-president of the European ​Commission, on March 17 to face prosecution over his ​alleged …

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UN adopts Ghana’s slavery resolution, defying resistance from US, Europe

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A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on March 25 to recognize transatlantic ​slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations has been adopted despite resistance from Europe and the U.S.  Ghana said the resolution ‌was needed because the consequences of slavery, which saw at least 12.5 million Africans taken and sold between the 15th and 19th centuries, persist …

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Bodies of Africans were once dug up and sent to Europe for research. Now they are coming home

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The remains of dozens of Africans whose bodies were dug up and sent to Europe for scientific research long ago were reburied Monday in South Africa, whose president called the practice “rooted in racism and used to advance theories of European racial superiority.”  The remains of at least 63 members of the Khoi and San communities had been …

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AU needs effective conflict response

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The African Union has been focusing on improving its effectiveness for the past ten years. It has established a framework that integrates peacekeeping operations with regional economic groups; however, it has faced challenges in intervening to resolve conflicts in areas like the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Sahel, and Sudan. Most interventions in these situations …

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Africa’s minerals boon, cautious optimism amid geopolitical disruptions

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Africa’s eye on minerals as the be-all-and-cure-all for the continent’s development agenda is being tested by geopolitical gamesmanship as global superpowers jostle to carve new spheres of influence.  Amid the turmoil unleashed by the United States President Donald Trump administration’s trade tariffs, African minerals have faced price volatility, which analysts say points to the fragility …

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Ghana: The inside story of Nkrumah’s ouster

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February 24, 2026, marked the 60th anniversary of the military coup that ousted Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Declassified U.S. government documents indicate that the coup had been planned in Washington for two years prior and was supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Baffour Ankomah revisits these facts and examines the coup’s long-term …

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Ghana: New health fund aims to close chronic-care gap

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Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, administrator of the new Ghana Medical Trust Fund, gives a warm hug to a patient. The fund is President John Mahama’s initiative to provide treatment for chronic, non-communicable diseases. Darko-Opoku says she believes it will be “a significant game-changer.”

About 45% of deaths in Ghana are attributed to chronic, non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular ailments. However, the national health system is largely focused on acute care. To close that gap, President John Mahama initiated the Ghana Medical Trust Fund last year, and full operations are set to commence this April. Africawatch …

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