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Lawmakers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament have attributed the causes of low remittance of community levy by member states to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, low import inflow, the effect of Covid-19 on…

The Ethiopian government announced on Wednesday that it had accepted an invitation from the African Union (AU) to hold peace talks with rebels in the northern region of Tigray, without specifying a date or location. "The African Union…

The European Union has mobilised 200,000 euros to help the Ugandan Red Cross in the face of a fresh Ebola outbreak which has already left more than 40 people dead in the country, the European Commission announced in a statement. The EU…

In a first for the British Royal Family, Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Forfar, visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Countess met the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. Denis Mukwege, and praised his work in caring for victims of …

Delegates from over 50 countries participated in a Pre-COP27 meeting held ended in DRC's capital, Kinshasa. The purpose of the event was to prepare for the COP27 summit taking place in Egypt in November. Climate activists praised the…

The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country following last Friday's coup, the second in eight months. Mahamadou Issoufou met with the country's new strongman Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Speaking to the press…

Burkina Faso's junta chief and new self-proclaimed leader, Ibrahim Traore, met with cabinet officials on Sunday following the military coup. Former junta leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba also offered his resignation …

Officials in Chad have extended the transition period towards democratic elections and say they will keep Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on as head of state in the interim. Delegates also agreed for the military leader to be eligible to run…

The military captain who claims to have taken power from Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba held a parade in the capital Ouagadougou on Sunday. But in a TV message after attacks on the French embassy, supporters…

An art project in South African village of Hamburg, created by people affected by HIV, is now being exhibited in Johannesburg more than 15 years after it was completed. The Keiskamma art project gathered together over 130 women to weave…