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Six consecutive years of drought have left Moroccan dams at critical levels, prompting a big drop in the area of land being irrigated, Morocco’s water and agriculture ministers said. By mid-January, Morocco’s average dam filling rate had…

Rishi Sunak is facing a crucial vote on his Rwanda bill, after two Conservative deputy chairmen and a ministerial aide resigned to rebel over the issue. On Tuesday Lee Anderson, Brendan Clarke-Smith and Jane Stevenson stepped down to…

Comoros President Azali Assoumani has been re-elected for a fourth term in a poll disputed by the opposition as "fraudulent". He secured the win with 63% of the vote, the electoral body Ceni said. Opposition candidates in the Indian…

It will not permit any Kenya Airways flights from Nairobi to land in Dar es Salaam from next Monday. There are usually three scheduled services on this leg of the route every day. The decision to prevent the flights comes in…

Namibia has disapproved of Germany’s decision to step in on behalf of Israel in a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. President Hage Geingob urged…

Schools have been closed in Mauritius amid predictions of heavy rains that could result in flooding. The nearby French island of Réunion was on Monday placed on the highest cyclone alert level after it was hit by the powerful Tropical…

Twenty-two people have died following a landslide at an illegal mine in northern Tanzania, officials said. The incident occurred at Ng'alita mine in Bariadi district, Simiyu region on Saturday, district commissioner Simon Simalenga said.…

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party will celebrate Saturday the 112th anniversary of its establishment ahead of national elections, expected to be the toughest since it came to power in 1994. Thousands of party members…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Cape Verde malaria free. The West African archipelago of nine islands was officially certified by the international body during a live ceremony on Friday, which was attended by WHO…

A tussle is building up between the judiciary and the executive branches of government in Kenya. This follows president William Ruto's remarks where he claimed that the judiciary is working with some unnamed people to derail his government…