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Sudan's foreign ministry is loyal to the head of the army, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Sudan is suspending its membership of north-east African bloc Igad over an attempt to mediate the brutal conflict in the country. On…

A second day of unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros on Thursday (Jan. 18) left one person dead and at least six others injured, a health official said. The protests came after incumbent President Azali Assoumani was…

South African freight rail operator Transnet said this late on Thursday that they will resumed partial service on the line connecting to the country’s main coal export terminal, four days after two trains collided and blocked the tracks.…

On the eve of the inauguration of re-elected president Felix Tsisekedi, contestation of results remains strong in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Bukavu, in the country’s east, opposition parties and civil society movements…

A planned protest in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Thursday was deliberately timed to coincide with the city hosting the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam), opposition leader Bobi Wine expressed. Earlier in the day, Bobi Wine…

Violent crime is soaring in South Africa, with audacious security van heists commonplace and the murder rate at a 20-year high. For the government - and all those who live here - this grim record is a serious problem. It is election…

The countrywide cholera outbreak has so far killed 363 people, 30% of which were children under the age of five, and sickened more than 9,500, according to health authorities. The outbreak, which started in early October has spread to…

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…