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Chadians voted Sunday in a parliamentary and regional election that will end a three-year transitional period from military rule but which the main opposition is boycotting after accusing authorities of not overseeing a credible electoral…

The Security Council endorsed the African Union Peace and Security Council’s decision to replace the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) with the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), marking a…

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State following weeks of violence in the town of Tambura and its surrounding areas, according to a United Nations mission in the country. …

At least 69 people lost their lives when a boat traveling from West Africa to the Canary Islands capsized off the Moroccan coast on December 19, according to Malian authorities. The vessel, carrying approximately 80…

More than 1,500 inmates have escaped from a prison in Mozambique amid political turmoil sparked by disputed election results, police have reported. According to Police Chief Bernardino Rafael, 33 people were killed and 15 injured in…

An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in Gaza overnight, the Health Ministry said early Thursday. The Israeli military said it had targeted a group of militants. The strike hit a car outside…

A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an illegal trade in protected plant species, with organised crime groups capitalising on overseas demand. "They've not just stolen our land or our plants,…

Congolese political and civil society leaders Saturday announced an alliance to rally against constitutional changes they are meant to ensure President Felix Tshisekedi keeps power indefinitely. Named 'National Awakening', the…

Known as Buz Stop Boys, a group of mostly young professionals and tradespeople are driving a new wave of civic responsibility in Ghana, picking up brooms and shovels to clean up the mounds of rubbish that are an eyesore in cities and towns…

The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election Sunday, where Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks to win a second term as leader of a nation often praised as one of Africa's success stories. …