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A Kenyan high court has blocked the government’s plans to deploy police officers to Haiti or any other country pending the hearing of a petition. The judge cited issues raised in the application as being of national importance and public…

Twenty-four candidates, including Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, have officially declared they will compete for the presidential race in the December election, the electoral commission said on Sunday - the deadline for submissions to…

By Imelda Nwajei The West Africa Elders Forum (WAEF), Election Mission to Liberia, headed by the Nigeria former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and his deputy head the former Prime Minister of Burkinabo Faso, Mr. Kadrie Desire…

Without its fruits, banana plants are almost useless to the average farmer, even an inconvenience, as they must sometimes be uprooted. But can these discarded stems somehow be returned to life? Yes, according to a Ugandan startup,…

Egyptian PresidentA handful of politicians have already announced their bids to run for the country’s highest post, but none poses a serious challenge to el-Sissi, who has ruled the country since 2014 and has faced criticism from the West…

DR Congo's leader Felix Tshisekedi has submitted his candidacy for a second term in office, joining a crowded list of presidential hopefuls including opposition heavyweights and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. The turbulent central African…

People living in cities in Mali under siege by al-Qaeda-linked militants have told the BBC they are facing shortages of food, fuel and medicine, and rapidly rising prices. The blockades have come as fighting intensifies between the army,…

Liberia's presidential election on Tuesday sees 19 candidates vying to replace President George Weah, who is seeking a second term. If it goes to a second round of voting, three stand out as possible rivals to Weah, a former…

A member of parliament, owner of a strategic mining company, was sentenced to death on Friday in Kinshasa by the military justice system on charges including "participation in the M23 insurrectionary movement" and "treason", in the…

Former football star George Weah is running for a second six-year term as Liberia's president, but he appears to have scored an own goal by failing to engage with the topic that is dominating the air waves and mood on the streets - demands…