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Senegal's President Macky Sall has postponed this month's elections following complaints after dozens of candidates were barred from standing. The two-term president, who reiterated that he would not be seeking re-election, did not set a…

Namibia's President Hage Geingob has died while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek. Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba announced that Mr Geingob had died in the early hours of Sunday morning. "At his side…

Residents of a swampy area in central South Sudan battled with cattle herders who moved in looking for water and pasture during the dry season, and at least 38 people were killed and 52 suffered gunshot wounds, officials said on Thursday.…

Moroccan officials arrested 30 people this week in the city of Fes on multiple charges as part of a wide-ranging case involving blackmail, threats, and trafficking of newborn babies. The North African country's state-run news agency, MAP,…

By  Adoba Echono The ECOWAS Court of Justice has awarded compensation to a Togolese who brought his government before the Court for violations of his fundamental rights. Justice Sengu Mohamed Koroma, Judge Rapporteur who…

A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least two people and injured at least 222. A lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district around 23:30 (20:30 GMT), "igniting a huge ball of fire", a government…

Since Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced they would quit ECOWAS, the move has prompted various reactions. It didn't come as complete surprise though, especially after the Niger coup last July. The Burkinabe PM justified the…

Zimbabwean opposition figure Job Sikhala will soon walk a free man. A court on Tuesday (Jan. 30) handed the lawyer a 2-year suspended sentence for inciting public violence. The court ruled to free the activist who has spent nearly 600…

South Africa’s rand was little changed early houon Wednesday, ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve. At 0732 GMT, the rand traded at 18.7800 against the dollar , near its previous close of 18.7850. The dollar index was…

 South Africa’s largest poultry producer Astral Foods opens new tab will bounce back to profitability in the half-year to March 31 as the impact of the country’s devastating bird flu outbreak and power cuts wanes, it said on Wednesday. In…