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Voters await results in Guinea-Bissau

Voters await results in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau voters are awaiting the results of Sunday's vote to elect MPs. Guinea-Bissau...

Deadly clashes after Senegal's Sonko sentenced

Deadly clashes after Senegal's Sonko sentenced

After opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was granted a two-year prison sentence in...

Brics ministers call for rebalancing of global order away from West

Brics ministers call for rebalancing of global order away...

A rebalancing of the global order away from Western nations was demanded during...

Franco Mulakkal: Pope accepts resignation of bishop accused of rape

Franco Mulakkal: Pope accepts resignation of bishop accused...

The resignation of an Indian bishop who is alleged to have raped a nun between 2014...

Senegal's opposition leader jailed for 'corrupting youth'

Senegal's opposition leader jailed for 'corrupting youth'

Ousmane Sonko, the head of the opposition in Senegal, was found not guilty of rape...

Zimbabwe passes bill to punish 'unpatriotic acts'

Zimbabwe passes bill to punish 'unpatriotic acts'

Zimbabwe's parliament has approved a contentious measure that would allow for the...

Rocket attack kills 17 in Sudan market - medics

Rocket attack kills 17 in Sudan market - medics

Destroyed vehicles are seen outside the burnt-down headquarters of Sudan's Central...

Zimbabwe summons US diplomat over social media posts

Zimbabwe summons US diplomat over social media posts

Due to social media posts that claimed constituted to activism and intervention...

Russia-Burundi nuclear energy deal in final stage - Lavrov

Russia-Burundi nuclear energy deal in final stage - Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that final preparations are being...

Tributes pour in for South Africa's Eusebius McKaiser

Tributes pour in for South Africa's Eusebius McKaiser

Social media has being used by South Africans to pay tribute to the late broadcaster...

Namibians die after eating suspected toxic porridge

Namibians die after eating suspected toxic porridge

After consuming allegedly deadly food in Namibia, thirteen people died in a span...

Sudan army withdraws from truce talks – sources

Sudan army withdraws from truce talks – sources

According to Sudanese officials, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have...

CAR leader announces referendum for new constitution

CAR leader announces referendum for new constitution

Faustin Archange Touadera, the president of the Central African Republic, has declared...

One dead, 50 missing in Ghana boat tragedy

One dead, 50 missing in Ghana boat tragedy

Following a boat mishap on Ghana's Black Volta River in the Savannah Region, one...

Ugandan president signs anti-gay bill into law

Ugandan president signs anti-gay bill into law

Yoweri Museveni, the president of Uganda, has signed the contentious anti-homosexuality...

Turkey election: Erdogan wins historic runoff

Turkey election: Erdogan wins historic runoff

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country's current leader, won a slim victory in the Sunday...

Sierra Leone's iconic cotton tree felled by storm

Sierra Leone's iconic cotton tree felled by storm

President Bio has said there will be something at the same spot to represent the...

Zimbabwe accused of freeing 'dangerous rapists' in amnesty

Zimbabwe accused of freeing 'dangerous rapists' in amnesty

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), the largest opposition group in Zimbabwe,...

China denies hacking Kenyan state agencies

China denies hacking Kenyan state agencies

Kenya's embassy in China has refuted a Reuters report that said Chinese hackers...

Nigerian influencer apologises over migration comments

Nigerian influencer apologises over migration comments

A Nigerian influencer who told the BBC that some Nigerians enroll in degree programs...

Nigerian students inhale tear gas after drill blunder

Nigerian students inhale tear gas after drill blunder

When the school authorities were told to close for the day due to the event, some...

Prominent Algerian opposition leader detained

Prominent Algerian opposition leader detained

According to reports, he was taken into custody on Tuesday in an Algiers neighborhood.

Uganda restricts pilgrims from trekking overnight

Uganda restricts pilgrims from trekking overnight

For the celebration of Martyrs' Day next month at Namugongo Shrine, Ugandan authorities...

Liberia loses trace of suspects after $100m drug trial

Liberia loses trace of suspects after $100m drug trial

Following an unexpected acquittal by the trial jury, the authorities in Liberia...

Sudan truce holding despite early breaches

Sudan truce holding despite early breaches

General Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of the paramilitary RSF, released a belligerent...

Mozambican capital restricts beach access amid crime

Mozambican capital restricts beach access amid crime

The Costa do Sol beach, a well-liked location for gatherings and sporting events,...