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A leading Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been found guilty of libel and handed a two-month suspended jail sentence. Sonko was charged with libel after accusing the country's Tourism Minister Mame Niang of embezzlement.…

US ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey has been discharged from the hospital. This comes after he sustained minor injuries in a car crash in the capital, Khartoum. The embassy said two other employees were also involved in the Wednesday…

A French court has sentenced a Rwanda man to four years in jail for starting a fire that severely damaged a Gothic cathedral in the western city of Nantes in 2020. The court ruled that Emmanuel Abayisenga, a volunteer at the Cathedral of…

The Eswatini government has denied a report that it committed some public assets as collateral in case the government failed to pay Taiwan loans. Report says Eswatini took a loan from Taiwan's Exim bank for the construction of the…

The United States Vice-President, Kamala Harris has arrived in Tanzania on the second leg of her first tour to Africa. She will meet President Samia Suluhu where she is expected to raise the issue of Tanzania's non-alignment over the war…

Kenya's President, William Ruto has condemned opposition protests that turned violent and led to the damage of property, including the invasion of a farm belonging to former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s family. Addressing Kenyans living in…

Kenya’s Independent Police Oversight Authority, IPOA says it is investigating two incidents on Monday where police failed to protect private property in the capital Nairobi. Report says it is also looking into the shooting allegedly by the…

The African Union has appealed for calm and called for dialogue following opposition protests in Kenya. This comes after the protest turned violent and left three people dead last week. Report says opposition leader Raila Odinga called…

Chadian President, Mahamat Deby has pardoned 259 people out of the 262 jailed in December during deadly confrontations between police and protesters in the capital, N'Djamena. Report says they had been convicted for offences including…

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilda to the capital Pretoria. Ramaphosa emphasized the role played by Belgium in backing the World Health Organization’s mRNA technology transfer…