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The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected legislation that would have forced President Joe Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from Niger, a West African nation where military officers seized power in July. The measure was rejected by 86-11. …

Most parts of Ghana have been plunged into darkness due to a lack of gas to power machinery used to generate electricity in the country. Power distribution firm Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the situation has caused "a supply…

Top Africa Women Conference has opened in Addis Ababa Ethiopia with a call on African Nations to promote gender inclusion for the development of the continent. Declaring the conference open , Minister of Women and Social Affairs in…

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will not participate in what he described as "criminal" bye-elections to fill 15 seats for members who were controversially recalled from parliament. The seats were left…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says Ethiopia will not invade any neighbouring nation after his recent comments on a need for his country to own a sea outlet created disquiet in the region. Addressing the nation at a square in the capital,…

The ECOWAS Court of Justice and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), have pledged to strengthen their existing partnership to address the detrimental consequences of statelessness and population displacement…

Namibia's government has ordered police to stop Xinfeng Investments from transporting lithium ore inside the country and from exporting it, accusing the Chinese miner of violating the country’s ban on critical raw mineral exports. In a…

Hundreds of residents of the Moroccan town of Amizmiz have protested against local authorities, weeks after a deadly earthquake destroyed their homes. Amizmiz, located 34 miles (55km) south of Marrakesh, was one of the hardest-hit by the…

The President of Botswana Mokgweetsi on Monday appointed Cornelius Dekop as the new central bank governor with immediate effect, replacing Moses Pelaelo, who had served as the Governor of the Bank of Botswana since 2016. The statement by…

The mayor of the local town of Touboro on Monday confirms over 30 people, likely including students from neighbouring Chad, have been kidnapped by suspected bandits in northern Cameroon. The kidnapping took place on Sunday evening, A…