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Celebrations rocked Zimbabwe mainly by the supporters of the ZANU-PF party after the declaration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the winner of the just concluded election. Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44…

Tens of thousands of people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support of last month's coup, a day after the country's new military rulers gave France's ambassador to Niger 48 hours to leave the country. The Seyni Kountche stadium, the…

Gabon's government announced a nationwide curfew and cut off internet access Saturday evening as voting in major national elections was wrapping up. The Central African nation's communications minister, Rodrigue Mboumba Bissawou, said on…

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been elected to a second term with 52.6% of the vote, the electoral commission says. However, the opposition claimed there had been widespread vote-rigging and international observers said the…

Election observers from southern African countries have criticised the conduct of the poll in Zimbabwe where votes are being counted. The regional body called SADC said the voting was peaceful, but that some aspects fell short of local…

The UN says the war in Sudan is having a devastating impact on the whole country and could tip the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe. Fighting between the army and a paramilitary force began in April and is spreading. The…

The government of Mozambique says its armed forces have killed the leader of a jihadist group linked to Islamic State which is fighting in the north of the country. The defence ministry said Bonomade Machude Omar - also known as Ibn Omar…

A spokesperson for the Zimbabwean opposition party Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) advised gathered media in Harare that his party was performing well in the current elections. "The information we have is that we are leading on the…

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will next month visit Eswatini, its only African ally, as she seeks to reinforce ties between the two nations. She will attend celebrations to mark the country’s independence day and King Mswati III’s…

The coup leader in Niger, Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani, has signed an order allowing the fellow military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso to send their troops into his country to help defend against an attack. The announcement was made…