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A huge fire at a police complex in Egypt has injured at least 38 people, according to emergency services and local media. Firefighters managed to contain the blaze at the facility in Ismailia, and local hospitals have been placed on…

Rwanda has downplayed secretly filmed comments by its high commissioner to Britain that criticised the UK's stance on migration. The government spokesperson, Yolande Makolo, defended Rwanda's immigration partnership with the UK while…

Flights resumed between Libya and Italy on Saturday after a nearly decade-long suspension due to a ban by the European Union. Twenty-five passengers boarded Saturday's flight, operated by Libya-based Medsky Airways, which will offer a…

Thousands of Nigerians gathered near France’s military base in Niamey to celebrate the departure of Paris’ ambassador earlier this week, about a month after the military junta ordered him to leave. But anti-French activists say the…

Six people have died and 15 others are trapped, after a mine shaft collapsed in Zimbabwe, state media report. The collapse of Bay Horse gold mine in Chegutu, 100km (62 miles) west of the capital Harare on Friday morning left more than 30…

Residents of Libreville, the Gabonese capital share their views on the situation in their post-coup country as political anResidents of Libreville, the Gabonese capital share their views on the situation in their post-coup country as…

In Madagascar, a collective of 11 presidential candidates was prevented from holding a pre-campaign launch rally at the Palais des Sports in the capital Antannanarivo. This comes after the applicants tried to seize the High…

By Adoba Echono A former President of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Commission, Mohamed Ibn Chambas has called for diplomacy and negotiations in dealing with military takeovers in the region. Dr. Ibn Chambas…

By Adoba Echono The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has called on the people and governments in ECOWAS to put in more effort in entrenching democracy in the region. President Akufo-Addo made the call while declaring open a…

Hundreds of Islamist militants riding motorbikes have attacked a town in south-western Niger, killing 12 soldiers, the defence ministry says. Seven soldiers were killed in combat, while five others died in a road accident responding to…