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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially launched a new border force in a bid to tighten the country's porous borders. The inauguration took place in the town of Musina, home to the busy Beitbridge border post with…

Kenya's Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua has been demoted as controversy rages over plans to deploy police to Haiti to fight gangs. Main opposition leader Raila Odinga was the latest to oppose the move, saying the deployment would risk the…

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has questioned the country's decision to lead a peacekeeping mission in Haiti to combat gang violence there, terming it a "wrong move". Mr Odinga, in an interview with a local TV station on…

By Adoba Echono The Speaker Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Dr. Sidie Mohamed Tunis, said the key components of the 2024 budget of the Community Parliament will be directed towards supporting women…

Lawyers of Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko have launched a legal counter-offensive at the supreme court with two appeals. It comes after the appeal lauched at the ECOWAS Court of Justice two weeks ago. Sonko's two appeals with…

The United Nations has said it is "concerned" about violence linked to Liberia's upcoming elections. On Friday, at least two people in the West African country died and 20 were injured during clashes between supporters of the ruling…

Around 400 people in Egypt have been arrested over “riot incidents” after President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi announced that he would run for a third term, according to local media. President Sisi's remarks on Tuesday sparked a rare display…

Eleven separate oppostion parties in Zambia have joined forces to condemn the "economic hardships", "poverty" and "unemployment" they say have risen under President Hakainde Hichilema. Leaders from the parties - who held a joint press…

By Adoba Echono The Director-General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Nigeria, Professor. Abubakar Suleiman has urged youths in West Africa to participate in political activities. Speaking at the…

Kenya’s president on Tuesday welcomed the U.N. Security Council’s resolution to send a Kenya-led multinational armed force to Haiti to help combat violent gangs and pledged that it will "not fail the people of Haiti.” President William…