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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…

Tunisia's judges will suspend work in courts for a week and hold a sit-in to protest against a purge of their ranks, amid growing tensions over the president's attempts to consolidate one-man rule. President Kais Saied this week dismissed…

The East African Community Council of Ministers will meet on June 8 to finalise admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo into the bloc. The 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers scheduled from June 8-11 is also expected…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemn the attack which lead to the killing of two Egyptian members of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. The chief spokesman for Guterres Stephane Dujarric said “Another peacekeeper was…

The Somalia Humanitarian Fund, SHF has launched $20 million to provide immediate assistance to communities at risk of famine in priority locations. The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian…

An Ex-top White House adviser has been charged with contempt of Congress for refusing to co-operate with the inquiry into last year's US Capitol riot. Peter Navarro is the second Trump aide to be arrested after defying a legal summons…

Trump-backed celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz will run as the next Republican senator for Pennsylvania after his opponent conceded the race. Former hedge fund executive David McCormick said he could not make up the wafer-thin deficit in the…

At least four people were killed and about 30 injured when a train derailed in Germany's south-eastern state of Bavaria. Police said the train, which was carrying many students, was heading to Munich when three carriages came off the…