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X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said. Most had only been in the job, based in Ghana's…

The United States has condemned growing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), blaming an armed group it says is backed by neighbouring Rwanda. Fighting has flared in recent days in the eastern part of the DRC between…

Pope Francis appealed on Sunday to Sudan’s warring factions to put an end to a 10-month conflict that has seen millions displaced and prompted warnings of famine. “I ask again the warring parties to stop this civil war, which causes so…

Egypt is building a wall and levelling land near its border with the Gaza Strip in anticipation of an Israeli offensive targeting the border town of Rafah. Amid rising tensions between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Egypt has begun building a…

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Senegal's capital, Dakar, demanding swift presidential elections. It comes after the country's top court blocked President Macky Sall's attempt to postpone the election, originally scheduled…

Senegalese President Macky Sall, arrives for the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023 President Sall was accused by critics of trying to…

Democratic Republic Of Congo's Floods Leave Thousands Homeless In a makeshift camp for people displaced by floods in Democratic Republic of Congo, father-of-three Cyprien Seka anxiously watched his baby nap on the floor of a crowded tent…

B2 Gold Corp (BTO.TO), opens new tab on Thursday said that three of its employees died after sustaining injuries in an attack on an employee transport convoy in Mali. A bus transporting B2Gold employees from the Fekola Mine to Bamako was…

Kenya's President William Ruto has sent engineers to the home of the late marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, with instructions to build a three-bedroom house. Kiptum had planned to build a home for his family before he was…

Kenyan science teacher, Rose Tata Wekesa, appears to have broken the world record for the longest non-stop science lesson. The classroom laboratory, in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, erupted into loud cheers as the clock reached 50 hours.…