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EXPLOSIONS shook Sudan’s capital Tuesday evening despite one side’s claiming a ceasefire on the fourth day of fighting that has…
AT least 115 fishermen are being treated in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, after returning from sea with painful skin lesions. “It’s…
AT least 185 people have been killed and a further 1,800 injured in three days of fighting between rival factions…
THE shocking rise of sexual abuse of young girls in northern Uganda was revealed when it was reported that in…
EXPLOSIONS rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals raged…
KENYA’s first earth observation satellite has been launched into orbit by a SpaceX rocket. Elon Musk’s company confirmed the separation…
UGANDA’s Deputy Finance Minister Amos Lugoloobi has been arrested in connection with the misappropriation of iron roofing sheets meant for…
A POWER struggle between Sudan’s army and a notorious paramilitary force has rocked the country, with 57 reported dead and…
IT was a bold gambit by the 25-year-old Kenyan chess player to disguise himself as a woman to compete in…
BOTSWANA President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday denied allegations that he planned to replace his deputy Slumber Tsogwane. This follows speculation…
TWO pastors of an Angolan religious sect, army of faith, have been arrested for allegedly donning replica Angolan Armed Forces…
THE president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has ruled out political negotiations with the M23 rebel group. As part…
A MALARIA vaccine developed by Britain’s Oxford University is to be used in Ghana, the first time it has received…
MALI Terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State group have taken over a village in Ménaka – a region that is…
CHAD’s ambassador to Germany has been expelled in a retaliatory move by Berlin after the Central African nation kicked out…
AN Egyptian official has described as “utterly baseless” allegations in leaked Pentagon documents that Cairo planned to secretly produce and…
SUDANESE civilian groups and the ruling junta have missed Tuesday’s deadline to form a civilian-led transitional government amid disagreements on…
ELON Musk’s SpaceX company has delayed the launch of Kenya’s first earth observation satellite by 24 hours citing unfavourable weather…
SOME 44 people have been killed after two deadly attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Thursday, officials have said. The…