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Ghana's president Nana Akuffo Adodo discussed regional and international issues with the EU's top diplomat on Saturday (Oct. 28) in Accra. On the occasion, Ghana received a fleet of some 100 armoured vehicles from the European Union.…

The Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force resumed peace talks last week in a new push to end the nearly seven-month conflict between Sudan’s warring factions. The revived talks between representatives from the Sudanese army, led…

At least 32 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a crash involving multiple vehicles in Egypt, the health ministry has said. The collision occurred on Saturday morning in Egypt's Beheira governorate on the Cairo-Alexandria…

Kenya is to end visa requirements to all African visitors by the end of the year, President William Ruto has said. "It is time we... realise that having visa restrictions amongst ourselves is working against us," he told an international…

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday warned against any expansion of the conflict in Gaza, saying the region risked becoming a "ticking time bomb”. He also said his country's sovereignty should be respected after drones were…

The UN peacekeeping mission due to leave Mali by december 31, is conducting a sensitive pull out. The Minusma completed its "accelerated withdrawal" from Tessalit on October 22nd, then from Aguelhoc the next day. Analyst Ali Tounkara,…

Kenya has raised its budget deficit forecast for the 2023/24 (July-June) financial year to 5.3% of GDP from 4.4%, a summary of revised spending estimates presented to parliament showed on Friday. The wider projection was due to the…

A decision by Uganda's government to name a road after two foreign tourist killed earlier this month has triggered outrage in the country. British  citizen David Barlow and his South African wife Emmaretia Geyer were shot dead on…

South Africa's parliament has passed a major education bill that could see parents face prison if their children are not in school. Under the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela), they could be jailed for up to 12 months if their…

The Eastern provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are grappling with a steep rise in fuel prices at the pump. In the North and South Kivu, the cost of public transportation has exponentially increased. Taxi drivers and…