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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of nepotism after appointing his son as one of a new set of ministers following his controversial re-election last month. Mr Mnangagwa on Monday named his son, David Kudakwashe, as…

Tanzania airports regulator has denied allowing the smuggling of wildlife from a park in the northern region to Middle East countries. It follows claims on social media that the wild animals were being trafficked on cargo planes from…

Flights from the Malian capital, Bamako, to the northern cities of Timbuktu and Gao have been cancelled due to insecurity. Several shells landed near Timbuktu airport on Monday. A United Nations camp was hit. Malian authorities on…

Niger's military regime accused France of deploying forces in several West African countries with a view to military intervention. Relations with France, Niger's former colonial power, degraded swiftly after Paris stood by ousted…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia announced the successful completion of the fourth and final filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile, on Sunday. The dam has been the source of regional tensions with downstream Egypt and…

The UN cultural agency Unesco says it will help Morocco assess damage to heritage sites and work out a repair strategy. Marrakesh's old city - which was heavily affected by Friday's earthquake - is a Unesco World Heritage site.…

At least 35 people have been killed after a crowded market in Sudan's capital was hit with "explosive weapons", a medical charity says. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) described it as "carnage", saying that more than 60 people had also…

Numerous residents of Gabon must travel long distances to access a standpipe in the hopes of filling a few jerry cans with water. Surprisingly, Gabon possesses abundant water resources, estimated at a potential 170 billion cubic meters…

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Morocco has soared to more than 2,000, with a similar number of injured. The interior ministry says more than 1,400 have serious injuries, and the heaviest casualties are in provinces just…

Liberian President George Weah, who is standing for re-election, launched his campaign for the 10 October presidential election in Monrovia on Thursday in front of several thousand people, who will also be taking part in parliamentary…