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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
Al-Shabab has responded by threatening to punish anyone who followed government...
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
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
The cedi is the worst-performing currency in the world when compared to the US dollar,...
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
The US issued a similar warning for South Africa on Wednesday, advising residents...
"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
President Nana Akufo-administration Addo's has attributed the issues to external...
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
According to government-supporting news outlet Alwihda, irate protestors attacked...
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
The violence started as a reaction to a terrorist insurgency, but it has continued...
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
The army has been battling terrorist organizations in central and northern Mali...
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
The state news agency quotes him as saying, "The objective was to try to create...
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
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
Owners of Sim cards must link their national identification cards issued by Ghana...
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
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 fertility rate was estimated by the World Bank to be 4.8 births per woman...
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
It stated that while a quarter of the victims were civilians, the majority were...
commotion following the death of a young Kenyan with a...
According to reports, the youngster was playing with pals in Kilimambogo, around...