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BEVERLY HILLS, August 14, (THEWILL) - No fewer than 312 people have lost their lives to a mudslide on the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone capital. According to the local Red Cross Spokesman, Patrick Massaquoi, the toll could rise further as his...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 13, (THEWILL) - Kenyan police killed 11 people in a crackdown on protesters as anger at the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta erupted in the western city of Kisumu and slums around the capital. Rueters, quoting a security...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 11, (THEWILL) - After keeping the world waiting for hours, Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) finally declared President Uhuru Kenyatta winner of the country’s Presidential election. He garnered 54.2 per cent of votes, according to final...

BEVERLY HILL, August 09, (THEWILL) - Five transgender women in the US military are suing President Donald Trump and the Pentagon over Trump’s recent announcement to enforce a ban on transgender people serving in uniform. In the lawsuit filed in a...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 08, (THEWILL) - A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled southwest China late Tuesday with up to 100 feared dead, according to a government estimate. Five people have been confirmed dead and more than 60 were injured in the quake, the official Xinhua...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 04, (THEWILL) - About 20 gunmen, in military uniforms, on Friday, attacked a police station in Adzope, south-eastern Ivory Coast overnight, temporarily shutting officers inside and stealing weapons. The raid in the town, about 100 km (60 miles) north...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 04, (THEWILL) - Ethiopia has arrested its State Minister for Finance, Alemayehu Gujo, on suspicion of embezzlement of government funds. Friday’s arrest followed the detention of more than 40 officials from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, the...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 01, (THEWILL) - Trade union members at the Bank of England, Britain’s Central Bank, under the auspices of Unite, will go ahead with the first strike action by staff for over 50 years on Tuesday. “Last-minute talks facilitated...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, (THEWILL) - Malawi Police on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the country's former President, Joyce Banda, Banda is accussed of connection with the country’s “Cashgate” corruption scandal, which involved large-scale looting of government coffers. “Malawi fiscal and fraud police...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, (THEWILL) - Twenty candidates will contest presidential elections in Liberia in October, among them a former warlord, a footballer and a fashion model, and current Vice President as Ellen Johnson Sirleaf steps down after two terms. The...