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Equal internet access worth $500bn over five years says report, and warns child marriage may continue till 2092

Health of three of four detained a year ago has deteriorated sharply after medical care withheld, charity says

In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, more than 430 bodies have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest in Kenya

A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt

The defendants – who also included a Briton, Belgian and Canadian – have five days to appeal the verdict.

Son of opposition figure who led botched attempt in May is among three Americans sentenced to death

Three Americans were among 37 people sentenced to death on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo over what the army says was a coup attempt.

Communal conflict is endemic in the vast arid region on both sides of the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Fresh alarm has been sparked in both countries following a kidnapping and armed attacks on police and civilians in Kenya’s Marsabit county, in the extreme north of the country. Oscar Mwangi Gakuo, who has…

Congolese authorities were warned of a situation “on the verge of explosion” at the notorious Makala prison, which witnessed a deadly riot last week when inmates forced open locked wings, set fires and looted facilities. Letters from the prison’s director, seen by RFI, reveal the Justice Ministry was repeatedly told…