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Guinea has downplayed the warning issued to its military rulers by the Economic Community of West African States, Ecowas to hand over power to civilians in two years. Ecowas rejected the junta’s three-year transition proposal. The…

Suspected jihadists have killed at least 27 people in attacks on villages in the north of the country at the weekend. The government of Burkina Faso says the attack was perpetrated in the commune of Bourasso, province of Kossi, Boucle du…

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, is due to meet his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame for talks in the Angolan capital, Luanda. The Angolan president's office said the talks would take place on…

The UN Security Council has agreed to extend a peacekeeping mission in Mali for another year but without French air support as in the past. The resolution on extending the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission…

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…