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US voices 'serious doubts' over Equatorial Guinea vote
US voices 'serious doubts' over Equatorial Guinea vote
by  AFP

The US government on Tuesday expressed "serious doubts" about the legitimacy of the re-election, officially by a landslide, of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. In power since 1979, Obiang was re-elected in the Central African oil country which he rules with an iron fist and in the face of a muzzled opposition, according to official results announced on Saturday.

US charges three for supporting Cameroon separatists
US charges three for supporting Cameroon separatists
by  AFP

The US Justice Department announced charges Monday against three men who allegedly helped fund separatist fighters in Cameroon and supported the 2020 kidnapping of Catholic cardinal Christian Tumi. The funds also supported kidnappings by the separatists, including of Tumi and Sehm Mbinglo, a traditional chief in the troubled region.

Foreign plane bombs C.African troops, Russian allies: govt
Foreign plane bombs C.African troops, Russian allies: govt
by  AFP

An aircraft flew in from a neighbouring country overnight and bombed Central African Republic (CAR) troops and their Russian paramilitary allies, but caused only material damage, the government said Monday. "The explosives caused major material damage," the government said.

Kudus double for Ghana sinks South Korea in World Cup thriller
Kudus double for Ghana sinks South Korea in World Cup thriller
by  AFP

Mohammed Kudus scored twice as Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a pulsating World Cup encounter on Monday to keep their World Cup hopes alive and leave Paulo Bento's side facing an early exit. Despite their efforts, South Korea look likely to crash out of the tournament at the group stage for the third straight World Cup.

Toll in Cameroon landslide rises to 15
Toll in Cameroon landslide rises to 15
by  AFP

At least 15 people died when a landslide engulfed members of a funeral party in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde, the local governor said on Monday. Sunday's service had been intended as a memorial tribute to five members of a local association who had died this year.

Four killed in Sao Tome's failed coup bid: state media
Four killed in Sao Tome's failed coup bid: state media
by  AFP

Four people were killed in a failed coup attempt on Sao Tome, the state news agency STP-Press said on Sunday reporting a toll from the armed forces chief of staff. - 'Subversion' - The government on Sunday condemned what it called a "violent attempt to subvert the constitutional order", saying the deaths and the coup attempt would be investigated.