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South African authorities searching for a missing charter boat captain are concerned about possible foul play after they discovered his vessel burned and abandoned on a beach in neighbouring Mozambique, but no sign of him or the unknown man…

As the holy month of Ramadan commences for Muslims in Niger, citizens are grappling with skyrocketing prices, making it increasingly difficult to afford essential items. The transition of power has left the country's economy in turmoil,…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi says that his country and Russia are on "a new brilliant page".  He made the comment during a foundation laying ceremony for Egypt's first nuclear plant. El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant will be…

Vote counting has began in Egypt on Tuesday evening after polls closed at 7PM GMT. Some 67 million Egyptians were registered to cast a ballot in the presidential election. The National Elections Authority, which is responsible for…

During a news conference in Doha, the official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Majed al-Ansari out details of the agreement, which Qatar has mediated. “Those hostages who are from the same families will be put…

Kenya's government and the opposition launched fresh talks aimed at resolving a bitter political feud following a spate of violent protests over the high cost of living and calls for electoral reforms. Veteran opposition leader Raila…

Sudan’s warring parties began a cease-fire Sunday after two months of fighting pushed the African nation into chaos. Residents in the capital, Khartoum, and its neighbouring city of Omdurman reported “relative calm” in the first hours of…

Tunisian new parliament, elected in December and January in a vote with a turnout of 11%, sat for the first time on Monday in a session closed to all but state media and with the opposition coalition saying it would not recognise its…

The Polisario movement, which is campaigning for independence in Western Sahara, began meeting 13th January for leadership talks. The discussions come amid rising tensions between the hosts Algeria and Morocco which controls most of the…

Voting began on Sunday for elections in Equatorial Guinea with Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president for 43-year, guaranteed to return to the top job. The polling station in the Nuestra Señora de Bisila school in the Semu suburb…