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Senegalese President Macky Sall, arrives for the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 19, 2023 President Sall was accused by critics of trying to…

Democratic Republic Of Congo's Floods Leave Thousands Homeless In a makeshift camp for people displaced by floods in Democratic Republic of Congo, father-of-three Cyprien Seka anxiously watched his baby nap on the floor of a crowded tent…

B2 Gold Corp (BTO.TO), opens new tab on Thursday said that three of its employees died after sustaining injuries in an attack on an employee transport convoy in Mali. A bus transporting B2Gold employees from the Fekola Mine to Bamako was…

Kenya's President William Ruto has sent engineers to the home of the late marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, with instructions to build a three-bedroom house. Kiptum had planned to build a home for his family before he was…

Kenyan science teacher, Rose Tata Wekesa, appears to have broken the world record for the longest non-stop science lesson. The classroom laboratory, in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, erupted into loud cheers as the clock reached 50 hours.…

The decision to postpone this month's elections in Senegal is against the country's constitution, the country's top court has ruled. The Constitutional Court annulled President Macky Sall's decree and a contentious bill passed by…

A truck crashed into several passenger vehicles in the Mediterranean province of Alexandria, Egypt, killing at least 15 people, the authorities announced on Wednesday. The accident, which occurred late on Tuesday in the district of Amreya,…

At least 45 civilians were killed in door-to-door raids by Ethiopian troops last month in the northern town of Merawi, the country's human rights watchdog says. Witnesses told the BBC a pregnant woman was among those shot. She later…

Liberia's President Joseph Boakai has appointed a retired female brigadier general, Geraldine George, as the acting minister of defence after protests by the wives of soldiers forced the resignation of her predecessor. This is the first…

Kenyan police have re-arrested a fugitive murder suspect who had escaped from police custody, local media report. Kelvin Kangethe, 41, is wanted by US authorities in connection with the killing of his girlfriend in Boston last October.…