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The Somali armed Islamist group al-Shabab has seized a United Nations helicopter, along with about eight people, both passengers and crew, as reported by local source. The helicopter landed in territory held by the group in central…

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus today (10 Jan) said, “almost 90 percent of the population of Gaza – 1.9 million people – have been displaced,” and with “only 15 hospitals are functioning even partially,…

A court in Sierra Leone has charged 27 soldiers with multiple offences over an alleged coup attempt. "The charges include mutiny, failure to suppress mutiny, murder, aiding the enemy, communicating with the enemy and other relevant…

The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has completed the third review of Mozambique’s three-year loan program, allowing for an immediate disbursement to Maputo of about $60.7 million, the fund said. The review brings total…

Chad's new interim prime minister says he is forfeiting his own pay to help others in the country, as "a way of modestly contributing what could have belonged to me". "I am giving up my salary as prime minister, which I will devote…

Israel-Hamas War: Palestinian President Visits Egypt, Addresses Ongoing Attacks In Cairo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas engaged in diplomatic talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, focusing on the ongoing situations…

Egypt's newly reelected president attended Saturday (Jan. 06) the Christmas eve mass at the Cathedral of Nativity of Christ, east of Cairo. It was feast day for the country's largest religious minority, the Coptic Orthodox Christians.…

Recently,Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law nullifying the memorandum of understanding signed between the Government of Ethiopia & Somaliland. The symbolic move comes as Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region…

Three ministers and four governors have been disqualified from last month's election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, because of fraud and violence. They are among 82 candidates excluded from the legislative, provincial and local…