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South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a former mayor, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, to the newly created position of electricity minister. This comes as an effort to address the country's long-running power crisis. The new…

The World Bank has suspended talks over its future engagement with Tunisia following President Kais Saied's recent criticism of sub-Saharan migrants. The outgoing head of the bank, David Malpass, said Mr. Saied's remarks had triggered…

Eswatini Prime Minister, Cleopas Dlamini says his country remains committed to diplomatic relations with Taiwan and is opposed to "any sort of bullying or aggression" against Taiwan. "The people of Taiwan should be governed within Taiwan…

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has urged M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo to respect a ceasefire agreement set to come into effect. He asked the M23 to honour a pledge to cease hostilities to facilitate full and…

UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has held a phone conversation with President Paul Kagame about the controversial scheme to deport migrants to Rwanda. Report says the leaders "committed to continue working together to ensure this important…

Two survivors of the 1921 massacre of black people in the US city of Tulsa have been granted citizenship of Ghana. Viola Fletcher, 108 and her brother Hughes Ellis, 102, became the oldest African Americans to be granted Ghanaian…

The West African states of Guinea and Ivory Coast are repatriating hundreds of their citizens from Tunisia. This comes after Tunisian President Kais Saied triggered a storm by accusing sub-Saharan migrants of crime. "The most urgent…

Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ghazouani says his government has no plans to invite mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group to help in the fight against Islamist insurgents. Report says countries in the Sahel region, including Mauritania's…

An adviser and a key ally of Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera has announced he is stepping down from his two positions. This comes due to concerns over corruption in government. Mr. Maurice Munthali said he was quitting from his two…

Tanzanian opposition politician, Godbless Lema has returned home from exile in Canada. A former lawmaker for the main opposition Chadema party, Lema fled the East African nation in November 2020, citing death threats following a disputed…