THE UN General Assembly voted on Friday to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map…
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TUNISIAN police have arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied’s rule, the head of the…
KENYA’s President William Ruto has ordered a crackdown on foreigners operating small-scale businesses, saying local traders and hawkers need to…
SOMALIA’s military says it has repelled an attack by two armed groups in Baidoa, the largest city in Somalia’s South…
THE South African airline behind a stunt which saw two planes flying in close formation low over a packed stadium,…
MOROCCO’s governing allies are trading accusations, politicians are switching camps and a leaked recording has exposed tensions at the top…
ZAMBIA’s President Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in for a second five-year term following a disputed election and the arrest…
THE Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has topped prior surges – becoming the worst the country…
A GROUP of 20 African civil society organisations has called for an independent investigation into the discovery of six unidentified…
HUNDREDS of passengers were stranded at Kenya’s main airport in the capital, Nairobi, as flight disruptions continued for the second…
ZAMBIAN opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason, his lawyer has said amid heightened political tensions in the…
TUNISIA is facing another spell of extreme heat, with temperatures reaching 49.8 degrees Celsius (121.6 Fahrenheit) in the central city…
MEMBERS of Niger’s presidential guard, helped by Russian forces on Saturday, recaptured a key military base in the capital Niamey…
SUDAN’s military-led government has lifted a curfew and state of emergency in Khartoum imposed more than two years ago, state…
TUAREG rebels have freed about 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for one of their own leaders, a former Malian army…
A COURT in the Netherlands has sentenced a Dutch-Rwandan man to life for his involvement in the 1994 genocide in…
ZAMBIA’s main opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who was runner-up in this month’s disputed presidential election, is being questioned by police…
SOUTH Africa’s infant vaccination rate has fallen to its lowest level in years, with more than a third of babies…
AT least 12 people have been killed and 54 others injured as wildfires ravaged parts of northeastern Algeria, an official…
GUINEA’s President Mamadi Doumbouya, 41, has dismissed more than 170 soldiers for “desertion”, including a colonel who helped him seize…