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The Gabonese government says the African Development Bank (AfDB) has lifted financial sanctions imposed on the country following the removal of President Ali Bongo in a coup in August. The economy ministry said the decision was taken at…

Intense fighting reportedly continues in Sudan's capital Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur, where hundreds are said to have been killed in the ongoing clashes. Witnesses have reported that bodies littered the streets of…

By Adoba Echono The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice Hon Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has emphasised the need for sensitisation of citizens on their (fundamental) rights. Justice Asante made the call during a courtesy visit…

Thousands of people have been forced to flee the Sudanese region of West Dafur amid fears of ethnic cleansing, a medical charity says. Witnesses have accused the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of targeting and killing…

The territorial dispute between Ethiopia's northern Amhara and Tigray regions will be settled through a referendum, the government says. The row has threatened to disrupt the fragile peace following the end of the civil war in Tigray a…

An opposition presidential candidate has been arrested in Madagascar at a protest in the capital Antananarivo. Journalists saw Jean Jacques Ratsietison being taken away by the police. The opposition has alleged that this month's…

Uganda's president has downplayed the US' decision to expel the East African country from a major trade deal. Last week, Joe Biden announced Uganda and three other countries would be dropped from the African Growth and Opportunity Act…

South Africa says it is recalling all of its diplomats from Tel Aviv following Israel's intense air strikes on Gaza on Sunday night. The bombardment was one of Israel's heaviest since the war began a month ago. According to Gaza…

Guinea's former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in jail after being taken from prison by armed men, according to his lawyer. The group stormed a jail in the capital, Conakry, early on Saturday morning - taking Capt Camara…

Ghana's governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has chosen Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as its presidential candidate in next year's election. He will be the first northerner and Muslim to contest the presidency under the NPP's banner…