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Laduma Ngxokolo can pinpoint the exact moment he became a man - and how it inspired his unique sense of fashion. In 2004, he spent a month in the wilderness with a troop of young men from his community - all part of a coming-of-age…

A military court in Somalia has sentenced six Islamic State fighters from Morocco to death. The men will be executed by a firing squad if their appeal, which they have one month to file, is unsuccessful. "They came to Somalia to…

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema declared the drought a national disaster and emergency on Thursday, saying it had devastated food production and power generation, as the country struggles to recover a recent cholera epidemic. Like…

The state-run Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Thursday cut power supplies to the parliament over a debt of 23m Ghanaian cedi. The outage interrupted a debate on the president's State of the Nation speech. A video shared by local…

Tanzania’s ex President Ali Hassan Mwinyi died on thursday at the age of 98. News of Mwinyi’s death was announced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Mwinyi served as President of Tanzania between 1985 and 1995. He succeeded the…

French journalist Antoine Galindo was released by Ethiopian police on Thursday after a week, his employer,the specialist publication Africa Intelligence, said. He was arrested last Thursday while on assignment in the country’s capital…

UK To Pay Rwanda For Asylum Deal The UK will pay at least £370m to Rwanda as part of its plan to relocate asylum seekers there, the government's spending watchdog has revealed. Up to £150,000 will also be paid for each person sent to…

India and South Africa have filed a formal objection against an investment agreement at a World Trade Organization meeting in Abu Dhabi, blocking its adoption, a document showed and delegates confirmed on Wednesday. The Investment…

Chad’s election agency has announced the dates for the upcoming presidential election, affirming its commitment to transitioning the country back to democracy from junta rule. The election will consist of two rounds, with provisional…

Former Guinean opposition leader Mamadou Oury Bah has been appointed prime minister by the country's military junta, a week after it abruptly dissolved the government. His appointment comes amid growing dissatisfaction with the junta.…