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United Nations Secretary, General António Guterres has arrived in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Report says he is widely expected to address Somalia's worsening humanitarian situation and show solidarity with its people in their fight…

The Kenyan government has admitted that it is facing a cash crunch that has delayed the payment of salaries for thousands of public workers. It says it had to make tough decisions on whether to pay the salaries or service millions of…

Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera has pardoned a former cabinet minister who was serving a five-year sentence. This comes after he was convicted of abuse of office. Report says Uladi Mussa was sentenced in 2020 to six years in prison…

Former Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Aziz has pleaded not guilty) to charges of illicit enrichment. This comes after he was questioned by a Nouakchott court. The court was resuming hearings after a two-week recess and reading…

A Ugandan government minister who has been remanded in custody in connection with a corruption scandal involving the theft of thousands of metal roofing sheets has pleaded not guilty in court. Mary Kitutu, the minister of the north-eastern…

Pro-democracy protests have been held in several parts of Sudan in the latest demonstration of anger at the continuing military rule. The protesters were also marking the anniversary of a 2019 sit-in that led to the overthrow of the…

The authorities in Ghana say 1,000 soldiers and police officers are being deployed to a north-eastern border town. This comes after gunmen killed an immigration officer and left two others in the hospital. Meanwhile, it is not yet…

Zambia's mining sector, a significant contributor to the country's economy, has made history after appointing its first female CEO to head one of the biggest mining operations there. Mfikeyi Makayi will head up the copper unit in Zambia…

Sudanese leaders have again postponed the signing of a final agreement to re-establish a civilian government as differences within military factions intensify. Talks continued overnight with negotiations centred on a draft deal that was to…

A convoy of African Union peacekeepers has been hit by an explosion in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Reports suggest that at least three civilians who were in the vicinity lost their lives. According to a local security officer the…