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Ghent University suspends academic who accused late Cambridge professor of plagiarism

Tanzania, Aug. 20 -- London. Ghent University in Belgium has suspended US academic Nathan Cofnas pending a preliminary disciplinary investigation after he raised plagiarism allegations against late Ca... Read More


Liberia charges former vice president Jewel Howard-Taylor in drug trafficking probe

Tanzania, Aug. 20 -- Monrovia. Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offences as part of an investigation into an alleged tran... Read More


US sanctions ICC president, senior lawyer

Tanzania, Aug. 19 -- Washington. The United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, escalating the Trump admin... Read More


US tightens travel rules for people returning from Ebola-hit regions

Tanzania, Aug. 10 -- The United States has tightened travel restrictions for people returning from Uganda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as it steps up measures to prevent the... Read More


Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands

Tanzania, Aug. 10 -- Iran has linked the reopening of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz to the United States meeting a series of demands, despite Tehran and Oman nearing an agreement on new shi... Read More


Fire near Indonesia's Mount Bromo extinguished after 550 hectares burnt, but new hotspots emerge

Tanzania, Aug. 10 -- A wildfire that scorched about 550 hectares (1,360 acres) inside Indonesia's Mount Bromo National Park in East Java has been extinguished, but authorities are battling fresh hotsp... Read More


Sonangol's Katambi-2 appraisal well offshore Angola shows good quality reservoirs

Tanzania, Aug. 6 -- Luanda. Angola's state-owned energy company Sonangol has announced a positive breakthrough at its Katambi-2 appraisal well offshore the country, confirming the presence of high-qua... Read More


Explainer: Why Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than previous epidemics

Tanzania, Aug. 6 -- Kinshasa. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to exceed 4,000 confirmed cases this week, making it the fastest-spreading epidemic in the country's hi... Read More


Mali's former prime minister announces release from prison

Tanzania, Aug. 4 -- Mali's former Prime Minister Moussa Mara has announced his release from prison after serving the custodial portion of a two-year sentence imposed over a social media post critical ... Read More


AfDB approves $35 million to boost Senegal's public finance management

Tanzania, Aug. 4 -- Dakar. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a 20 billion CFA franc ($35.4 million) financing package to support Senegal's efforts to strengthen public finance managemen... Read More