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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…

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…