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The decision to postpone this month's elections in Senegal is against the country's constitution, the country's top court has ruled. The Constitutional Court annulled President Macky Sall's decree and a contentious bill passed by…

A truck crashed into several passenger vehicles in the Mediterranean province of Alexandria, Egypt, killing at least 15 people, the authorities announced on Wednesday. The accident, which occurred late on Tuesday in the district of Amreya,…

At least 45 civilians were killed in door-to-door raids by Ethiopian troops last month in the northern town of Merawi, the country's human rights watchdog says. Witnesses told the BBC a pregnant woman was among those shot. She later…

Liberia's President Joseph Boakai has appointed a retired female brigadier general, Geraldine George, as the acting minister of defence after protests by the wives of soldiers forced the resignation of her predecessor. This is the first…

Kenyan police have re-arrested a fugitive murder suspect who had escaped from police custody, local media report. Kelvin Kangethe, 41, is wanted by US authorities in connection with the killing of his girlfriend in Boston last October.…

Correspondent reports from the ground revealed the grim reality faced by those affected by the explosion, with families grappling with the aftermath of the tragedy and communities shaken by the violence that disruptedDeadly Blast Rocks…

Mervis Kateka is happy to be back at secondary school and feels confident her teachers will bring her and her claMervis Kateka is happy to be back at secondary school and feels confident her teachers will bring her and her classmates…

Rescue operations are ongoing in a remote area of northern Ethiopia after a cave collapse trapped over 20 artisanal miners. According to reports, the incident occurred three days ago in the Delanta district while the miners were searching…

Riot police are cracking down on a small number of protesters who are sporadically grouping outside foreign embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa. The demonstrators accuse Western diplomats of being…

Over five people, including Somali military officials and a United Arab Emirates (UAE) soldier, were killed on Saturday after a soldier opened fire at a military base in the capital Mogadishu, an army officer and hospital staff told…