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Gabon and Togo have recently joined the Commonwealth. They became the latest nations with no historic ties to Britain to enter the English-speaking club headed by Queen Elizabeth II. The 54-nation group of mostly former British…

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has arrived in Cairo for his first visit to Egypt since the two countries restored diplomatic ties last year. The Egyptian Presidency said that the Qatari emir was received by Egyptian…

Tigrayan forces in northern Ethiopia have called on the European Union to put pressure on the government in Addis Ababa to ensure the resumption of basic services in the embattled region. The statement from Tigrayan forces comes after…

Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau, ACB has arrested former Police Chief George Kainja two days after he was sacked He has been charged in connection with a $150m (£123m) corruption scandal involving government contracts. The president…

Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Klaus Chilima has denied allegations of corruption. The allegations were contained in a report stating that, about a $150m (£125m) corruption scandal involving government contracts. He accused the…

South Africa has confirmed a case of monkeypox the second non-endemic country in Africa after Morocco to do so. The country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases, NICD has confirmed that the case identified involves a 30 year…

A trade union in Tunisia has rejected conditions set by the International Monetary Fund, IMF for a loan to help tackle the country's economic crisis. The head of the union Générale Tunisienne du Travail, UGTT Mr. Noureddine Taboubi said…

The South African government has revoked COVID-19 rules that made masks mandatory in indoor public spaces. The health Minister, Mr. Joe Phaahla said authorities had noted a decline in cases, hospitalisations, and reported deaths and…

The President of the African Development Bank, AFDB has called on Africa to wean itself off dependence on food and medicine imports. Mr. Adesina said that "Africa was hit hard by the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Now,…

The Mozambican Police has detained five Somali nationals suspected of being members of a kidnapping and drug-trafficking network in the central city of Beira. The police says the five suspects had false documents. They included dozens…