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Tanzania to hold funeral service for plane crash victims

Tanzania to hold funeral service for plane crash victims

Albert Chalamila, the regional commissioner for the area, has announced that the...

Somalia prohibits use of the name al-Shabab

Somalia prohibits use of the name al-Shabab

Al-Shabab has responded by threatening to punish anyone who followed government...

DR Congo president calls for vigilantes over attacks

DR Congo president calls for vigilantes over attacks

The president also noted the failure of diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions with...

Fire consumes a section of Kenya's Mount Longonot

Fire consumes a section of Kenya's Mount Longonot

A part of the park's vegetation was turned to ashes by a similar fire outbreak the...

Cut corruption to curb Ghana crisis - ex-president

Cut corruption to curb Ghana crisis - ex-president

The cedi is the worst-performing currency in the world when compared to the US dollar,...

UN votes for Western Sahara talks to resume

UN votes for Western Sahara talks to resume

Morocco and the Polisario Front, which is supported by Algeria, contend for the...

US orders its diplomats to leave Nigerian capital

US orders its diplomats to leave Nigerian capital

The US issued a similar warning for South Africa on Wednesday, advising residents...

"I’m 43% Nigerian" — Duchess Of Sussex, Meghan Markle Reveals

"I’m 43% Nigerian" — Duchess Of Sussex, Meghan Markle Reveals

Meghan Markle has opened up about her genetic heritage and discussed how she's keen...

Ghana traders strike to protest against inflation

Ghana traders strike to protest against inflation

President Nana Akufo-administration Addo's has attributed the issues to external...

Toddler killed in rare giraffe attack

Toddler killed in rare giraffe attack

There is little information about the catastrophe, the police told the BBC that...

Violent clashes in Chad amid protests against junta

Violent clashes in Chad amid protests against junta

According to government-supporting news outlet Alwihda, irate protestors attacked...

Madagascar minister sacked for condemning Russia at UN

Madagascar minister sacked for condemning Russia at UN

The motion to denounce Russia over the referendums, which the majority of the international...

Fourth UN peacekeeper dies after Mali blast

Fourth UN peacekeeper dies after Mali blast

The violence started as a reaction to a terrorist insurgency, but it has continued...

Detained Egyptian activist's family protest in UK

Detained Egyptian activist's family protest in UK

Through his British-born mother, the campaigner was granted UK citizenship in April...

Dozens of militants killed in Mali air strikes

Dozens of militants killed in Mali air strikes

The army has been battling terrorist organizations in central and northern Mali...

Rwanda MPs oppose contraceptives for 15 year olds

Rwanda MPs oppose contraceptives for 15 year olds

According to local media, more than 30 MPs who opposed the bill did so for religious,...

Ramaphosa scraps free electricity, water for ministers

Ramaphosa scraps free electricity, water for ministers

The state news agency quotes him as saying, "The objective was to try to create...

Nigeria’s anti-drug agency in mistaken identity raid

Nigeria’s anti-drug agency in mistaken identity raid

Mr. Babafemi advised the victim to file a formal complaint with the organization,...

Ethiopia federal troops enter strategic rebel city

Ethiopia federal troops enter strategic rebel city

The Tigrayan forces have welcomed appeals from the African Union for an end to hostilities,...

Ghana to block millions of Sim cards by end of the month

Ghana to block millions of Sim cards by end of the month

Owners of Sim cards must link their national identification cards issued by Ghana...

Kenya's president disbands 'killer police squad'

Kenya's president disbands 'killer police squad'

The dissolution of the team, according to Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper, was "precipitated"...

Kenya to exhume UK tourist amid cult-link allegation

Kenya to exhume UK tourist amid cult-link allegation

The autopsy, according to the family, would be the first step towards putting her...

Tanzania's president urges women to have fewer babies

Tanzania's president urges women to have fewer babies

Tanzania's fertility rate was estimated by the World Bank to be 4.8 births per woman...

Nigeria to pursue separatist after charges dropped

Nigeria to pursue separatist after charges dropped

The three-judge panel's decision is viewed as a severe setback for the Nigerian...

At least 11 killed, more injured in Mali bus blast

At least 11 killed, more injured in Mali bus blast

It stated that while a quarter of the victims were civilians, the majority were...

commotion following the death of a young Kenyan with a fork hoe in his head

commotion following the death of a young Kenyan with a...

According to reports, the youngster was playing with pals in Kilimambogo, around...