LONDON, Jan 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A three-year-old girl was subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) by a "witch" as her parents held her down at her London home, a court heard on Wednesday.
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday rejected a prosecution request to extend the custody of former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo following his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity.
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 890 people are believed to have been killed in ethnic violence in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo last month, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - An American who survived the 9/11 attacks, two best friends from Kenya who worked to help Somalia, and a British development professional were among at least 14 people killed when Somali militants raided a posh hotel complex in Nairobi.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday he had left the country for a trip to Russia and the World Economic Forum in Davos to bring in investment and was "deeply saddened" by violent protests over a hike in fuel prices back home.
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo intends to return to his homeland after his release by the International Criminal Court, his daughter told Reuters on Wednesday.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan security forces have killed the militants who stormed an upscale Nairobi hotel compound, taking at least 14 lives and forcing hundreds of others to make terrifying escapes, the government said on Wednesday.
LAGOS (Reuters) - The presidential candidate for Nigeria's main opposition party said on Wednesday he was committed to privatising the state oil company, weeks ahead of the election that will determine who runs Africa's top crude-producing country.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday asked judges to bar former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo from returning to his homeland, a day after he was acquitted on all charges.
HARARE (Reuters) - Armed Zimbabwean police arrested a political activist at his home on Wednesday, his lawyer said, on the third day of protests against fuel price hikes as businesses and schools stayed closed and mobile networks enforced a government internet shutdown.
HARARE (Reuters) - Armed Zimbabwean police arrested activist pastor Evan Mawarire at his home on Wednesday and were to charge him with inciting public violence following protests that left three people dead this week, his lawyer said.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's president said early on Wednesday that security forces had killed all four militants who stormed an upscale hotel complex in Nairobi the previous day, in an attack that killed at least 14 people.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's president said early on Wednesday that security forces had killed all four militants who stormed an upscale hotel complex in Nairobi the previous day, in an attack that killed at least 14 people.
HARARE (Reuters) - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile operator, said on Wednesday its internet services had been cut off following an order from the government amid deadly protests in the country.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters turned out to demonstrate against President Omar al-Bashir's rule in a densely populated neighbourhood of the Sudanese capital Khartoum late on Tuesday before being dispersed by security forces, witnesses said.
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