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Doctors in Sudan say six people have been shot dead and a large number injured by the security forces. They were shot during pro-democracy protests in the capital, Khartoum. Large crowds had gathered in several cities calling on the…

Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services has revised the guidelines on COVID-19 isolation and quarantine. Executive Director of the Ministry, Ben Nangombe, said the duration of isolation for COVID-19 positive cases for people who…

The human rights watchdog has called for the immediate release of thousands of Tigrayans. The Commission described their detention as illegal as they are being held in two detention camps in the north-eastern region of Afar. It says…

The Congolese government says an official burial ceremony is taking place for the tooth of the Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba in the capital Kinshasa. The relic is all that remains of the African country's first prime…

Internet access has been cut in Sudan ahead of nationwide protests to press for civilian rule. Internet monitoring organisation Netblocks reports that internet access was disrupted across the country at 08:00 local time (06:00GMT). The…

The African Union Commission, AUC says it will deploy an international election expert mission to Kenya to observe the general elections slated for August 9. The AUC said the deployment of an eight-member expert team mission is part of…

South African scientists have urged the government to bring back some coronavirus-curbing measures after the country recorded its first case of monkeypox. The plea from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, NICD comes a week…

Algerian oil and gas group Sonatrach has announced the discovery of a ‘significant’ gas condensate deposit in the Hassi R'mel field. The group in a statement said the reserves of this deposit are estimated at "between 100 and 340 billion…

The UN has called for courage as talks between rival institutions in Libya resumed in Geneva. The leader of Libya's eastern-based parliament, Aguila Saleh, and the President of Tripoli’s high council of state, Khalid Al-Mishri, will be…

The Ethiopian Government has created a seven-member committee to hold peace talks with Tigrayan forces in a bid to end the 19-month civil war. It is to be chaired by the country's deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke…