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Voting is underway in 30 districts in Somalia's north-eastern semi-autonomous state of Puntland where local council elections are being held under universal suffrage. The Transitional Puntland Electoral Commission, TPEC said 319,507 …

China's embassy in Kenya has denied reports that hackers from the Asian nation attacked key state agencies in Nairobi, including the presidency, to assess whether the country would service billions of dollars owed to Beijing. Report says…

The International Monetary Fund has approved a $3.5bn loan agreement with Ivory Coast. Report says the funding is designed to tackle financial challenges and assist economic transformation. The West African country will receive nearly…

An iconic landmark in the Sierra Leonean capital Freetown a hundreds-year-old towering cotton tree has been brought down by a heavy storm. President Julius Maada Bio said the tree fell after a heavy downpour on Wednesday night. He…

Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has kicked off a two-day state visit to Portugal. The African leader will meet with Algerian residents, participate in a business forum and hold discussions with the Portuguese Prime minister among…

Kenyan police say they are hunting for the former leader of the outlawed Mungiki militia, Maina Njenga after seizing two firearms and rolls of bhang at a home linked to him in western Nakuru County. The Directorate of Criminal…

A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving in the disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region of Abyei has won a UN award for championing the rights of women. Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, will receive the 2022 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year award…

The authorities in the Mozambican capital Maputo have said all beaches in the city will be closed between 19:00 and 05:00 local time in order to combat crime. Report says increasing acts of violence including rapes and murder in Maputo…

Sudan's latest ceasefire now appears to be holding despite early breaches of the deal. Report says it’s the first truce to have been formally agreed and signed by both sides, but there were reports of airstrikes and clashes in the capital…

The secretary general of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) has said the country could become a failed state as incessant power cuts threaten to cripple the economy. Fikile Mbalula said, “If certain things are not…