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Survivors in the Libyan city of Derna have struggled to find basic necessities, following deadly flooding that swept through the country earlier this month. While many of the coastal city's residents fled the country, others have stayed…

Mali's ruling junta has cancelled the festivities planned to mark the anniversary of independence and is considering mobilising reservists in the face of rising tensions in the north of the country. In a speech to the nation on Thursday,…

Somalia is seeking a delay in the withdrawal of African Union peacekeeping forces in the country. The country has asked the UN to delay by three months the next phase of departure of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia…

Guinea's junta leader, Col Mamady Doumbouya, has said the Western model of democracy does not work in Africa, as he defended the use of military intervention. He told the UN General Assembly in New York that the continent was suffering…

Sudan's de facto leader has warned the UN that his country's war could spill over into neighbouring African nations. In a speech, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan also urged the international community to designate his opponents, the Rapid…

An Ethiopian-born US contractor who worked at the State and Justice departments has been arrested and charged with sending classified information to Ethiopia. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, is accused of passing on classified information since…

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) officials prepare for voting to begin at a polling station during Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections in Bulawayo on August 23, 2023. Zimbabweans on August 23, 2023 began voting in…

Dozens of civilians were killed in drone strikes in Ethiopian towns in the Amhara region on Sunday, residents reported. One resident of Quarit who requested anonymity said two separate drone attacks occurred in the area. In one of these…

The European Union has confirmed it's temporarily frozen payments to the World Food Programme (WFP) for deliveries of humanitarian aid to Somalia. A spokesman for the European Commission, Balazs Ujvari, said the move was a precautionary…

The mayor's home in the Libyan city of Derna has been burnt down, as hundreds of protesters demanded answers for last week's catastrophic flood. They gathered on Monday night at the city's landmark Sahaba Mosque, many chanting for top…