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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit comes at a time when Russia and Western powers are trying to woo African support in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Mr…

Burkina Faso's security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday, according to the country's military government. It alleged that officers and others had planned to destabilise the country and throw it into chaos. It…

In South Sudan, a gathering of over 500 people was held in Freedom Square, Terekeka County, to renew a commitment to peace ahead of elections scheduled for December 2024. The outreach event was a collaboration between the United Nations…

The Kenyan government will deploy a police force to Haiti by January 2024, aiming to quell the ongoing gang warfare and restore order. Speaking in an interview recently, Kenya's foreign affairs minister Alfred Mutua says will send an…

The two countries had been close allies until President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in July. France has refused to recognise the coup leaders and had ignored the order to withdraw its envoy. On Sunday, President Emmanuel Macron said…

Dozens of schoolchildren have been rescued after heavy floods trapped them in a South African resort for three days. The group, made up of 72 pupils and 10 teachers from Aliwal North Primary School, became stranded at the Cango Mountain…

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has sacked his Information Minister Chushi Kasanda in a mini-cabinet reshuffle announced on Monday. Ms Kasanda was replaced with Cornelius Mweetwa, the ruling United Party for National Development…

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,…