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Zambia new president sacks military and police chiefs

Zambia's newly-elected President Hakainde Hichilema on yesterday appointed new military chiefs and replaced all police commissioners after promising to end the previous regime's heavy-handedness. Right groups accused former president Edgar Lungu of leading a "brutal crackdown" on dissent, with police…

Bubonic plague resurges in the DRC: UNICEF

The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday that a resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young lives at risk. A new research supported by the agency revealed…

At least 18 dead in clashes in eastern DRC

At least 18 people including 9 civilians, one soldier and 8 rebels, were killed during fighting between the army and rebels known as the Allied Democratic Forces ADF. Officials said the fight occurred on Thursday and Friday in Katanda and…