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A 31-year-old Ghanaian who was arrested in Bonn, Germany for allegedly raping a woman at knife point in April this year has been convicted of rape and jailed for 11 and a half years.

Government officials in Togo have confirmed the death of four people after opposition party protesters clashed with security officials on Wednesday.

Kenya’s electoral commission chairman Wafula Chebukati has stated that he doubts that the upcoming October 26 re-run of presidential poll would be credible and fair.

One of Kenya’s top election officials has resigned from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Dr. Roselyn Akombe who is also a Commissioner at the commission made the announcement of her recognition in a statement on Wednesday after fleeing the country to New York in the United States of America.

The Youth of Zimbabwe’s ruling party the Zanu-PF are pushing for the continuous stay in power of the country’s president, Robert Mugabe.

There have continuous protests by opposition supporters in Kenya despite the government placing a ban on such demonstrations.

Somalia is mourning the death of hundreds of people in Saturday’s deadly bomb blast in the country’s capital, Mogadishu.

Human rights group, Amnesty International on Friday said that over 500 people from Cameroon’s Anglophone regions have been arrested by the government for protesting.

Three people have been shot dead by security officials in Kenya after opposition supporters defied a directive not to hold street protests.

Results so far from Liberia’s Presidential election have put former football star, George Weah ahead.