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I'm just keeping fit - Kenyan leader explains weight loss

I'm just keeping fit - Kenyan leader explains weight loss

In response to worries raised about his health on social media by some Kenyans,...

Kenyan leader apologises over cult deaths, vows action

Kenyan leader apologises over cult deaths, vows action

President William Ruto apologized to Kenyans for the deaths of the predicted end-of-the-world...

Sudan conflict displaces nearly a million people - UN

Sudan conflict displaces nearly a million people - UN

According to the UN, nearly a million people have now been displaced within Sudan...

Sudan rivals agree to protect civilians but no truce

Sudan rivals agree to protect civilians but no truce

The two warring factions in Sudan struck an agreement to prevent violence against...

Mali army, foreign forces accused of killing 500 villagers

Mali army, foreign forces accused of killing 500 villagers

According to UN human rights investigators, more than 500 people were killed by...

Rand crashes after US accused SA of arming Russia

Rand crashes after US accused SA of arming Russia

Minutes after the US ambassador accused South Africa of providing guns and ammunition...

Nigeria's Buhari picks Interpol chief as security adviser

Nigeria's Buhari picks Interpol chief as security adviser

Garba Umar, an assistant inspector general of police, has been appointed by Nigerian...

Tanzania MPs warned not to undress in parliament

Tanzania MPs warned not to undress in parliament

Tanzanian lawmakers have been cautioned not to remove any clothing while in the...

Two babies rescued from Congo lake days after floods

Two babies rescued from Congo lake days after floods

After being discovered a few days after disastrous floods in the eastern Democratic...

Sudan's RSF accuses army of bombing old presidential palace

Sudan's RSF accuses army of bombing old presidential palace

Doctors report that the health system is on the verge of collapse as the situation...

Kenyan cult leader due in court amid probe

Kenyan cult leader due in court amid probe

Kenya police want to continue holding Paul Nthenge Mackenzie pending investigations.

Kenyan 'Jesus' summoned in crackdown on cults

Kenyan 'Jesus' summoned in crackdown on cults

As the government strikes down on what it terms rogue churches and radical religious...

Senegal opposition plans mass protests over court ruling

Senegal opposition plans mass protests over court ruling

The rape accusation against him in 2021 sparked protests against the then-president...

Buhari extends UK trip for dental care

Buhari extends UK trip for dental care

According to an adviser, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his stay...

Malawi court orders schools to allow dreadlocks

Malawi court orders schools to allow dreadlocks

A high court in Malawi has mandated that students with dreadlocks be allowed to...

Uganda dispels fears of Covid cases as normal flu

Uganda dispels fears of Covid cases as normal flu

Ugandan health officials have allayed concerns that the wave of cough and flu that...

No use for talks without a genuine ceasefire - Burhan

No use for talks without a genuine ceasefire - Burhan

A Saudi ambassador had previously told the AFP news agency that there had been "no...

SA teen dies after gun reportedly discharged by accident

SA teen dies after gun reportedly discharged by accident

Medical personnel pronounced the 14-year-old dead at the spot, according to the...

Nigerian woman sues father to stop forced marriage

Nigerian woman sues father to stop forced marriage

According to local media, a 20-year-old lady in northern Nigeria sued her father...

Autopsies rule out organ harvesting in Kenya cult deaths

Autopsies rule out organ harvesting in Kenya cult deaths

A commission of investigation has been established by President William Ruto to...

Tribunal hears bid to annul Tinubu's election win

Tribunal hears bid to annul Tinubu's election win

Inec is arguing that the case should be upheld and that technical issues and an...

DR Congo holds day of mourning as floods kill hundreds

DR Congo holds day of mourning as floods kill hundreds

The victims' interment in mass graves has drawn criticism from Congolese physician...

Air strikes hit Sudanese cities despite truce talks

Air strikes hit Sudanese cities despite truce talks

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese army, and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo,...

Nigerian senator due for sentencing over organ trafficking

Nigerian senator due for sentencing over organ trafficking

Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice planned to give the organ to their daughter...

Tributes as widow of Kenya's Mau Mau icon dies

Tributes as widow of Kenya's Mau Mau icon dies

Despite Mrs. Kimathi having stated her desire to be shown the grave before her passing,...

Sudan envoy woos Nigerians to return after crisis ends

Sudan envoy woos Nigerians to return after crisis ends

Muhammad Yusuf urged them to think of Sudan as their second nation and expressed...