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Security has been beefed up in the Somali capital and around the Aden Adde Airport, ahead of Thursday's inauguration of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Overnight the city was put under a curfew, and main roads in Mogadishu were closed.…

High-level talks have begun between the governments of South Africa and the United Arab Emirates to bring two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family to justice. Atul and Rajesh Gupta were recently arrested in the Gulf state. They are…

The United States has granted temporary protected status to nearly 40,000 Cameroonian refugees living in the US, who have fled a separatist conflict in the west of the country and an Islamist insurgency in the north. It gives them the…

The army in Cameroon has confirmed that soldiers have killed nine civilians, including an 18-month-old girl. An army spokesman said a group of soldiers opened fire when they encountered hostile villagers in Missong, in the country's…

Six Chadian opposition leaders, including the coordinator for the main opposition coalition Wakit Tamma, have been handed one-year suspended sentences for disturbing public order. They were also fined 10m CFA francs ($16,000; £12,800).…

Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are to begin a seven-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday. King Philippe is embarking on the visit at the invitation of DR Congo's President, Félix Tshisekedi. It would be…

The Congo Economic Development Cooperative, CODECO rebel group in DR Congo is ending its insurgency after peace talks with the government. The Army says CODECO is one of the deadliest militia groups operating in eastern DR Congo. The…

Mali's military leaders have confirmed there won't be a return to civilian rule for two years. The interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has signed a decree fixing the length of the transition period. The army initially seized power in…

Top seed Iga Swiatek underlined why she was the red-hot French Open favourite by beating Coco Gauff in straight sets to win her second Grand Slam title. Poland's Swiatek, 21, won 6-1 6-3 against the American teenager to record her 35th…

Tanzania is temporarily rolling back a ban on wildlife exports that was in force for six years to safeguard protected animals and birds in the East African nation. The decision to lift the ban for an initial six months saw…