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Several people are said to have died in the aftermath of a storm in South Africa’s Western Cape province over the weekend, local media reported. The deaths include four boys said to have been electrocuted in a pool of water, local news…

In a speech lasting almost 40 minutes delivered in a vehement tone, Burkina Faso's Minister of State addressed the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday (Sept. 23). When Minister of State Bassolma Bazié…

With placards reading Ghana deserves better, we are tired of being voting machines or people equals power, protestors rallied in Accra. The 3-day #Occupy Julorbi House campaign ended on Saturday (Sep. 23). Despite downpour and sun,…

At least 34 people died in Benin on Saturday (Sep. 23) when a warehouse for smuggled fuel exploded into flames, a government official and residents said. The blaze erupted in the commune of Sèmè Kpodji near Nigeria's border. Local media…

The head of Sudan's army says he is willing to talk to the commander of rebel forces whom he is battling for control of the country. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he was ready in principle to sit down with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader…

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…