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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sworn in earlier after winning a disputed poll, has accused outsiders of trying to sponsor mayhem during the elections. He took the oath in front of the chief justice, and to cheers from…

The leader of Gabon's military junta has vowed to return power to civilians after "free, transparent" elections. However, in a speech after being sworn in as interim president, he did not give a date for military rule to end. Gen…

Speaking after being sworn in as Gabon's interim president, Gen Brice Nguema defended the seizure of power last week, saying that it was a patriotic act. He quoted Ghana's former military leader, and later elected president, Jerry John…

Two Chinese nationals and two others have been killed in an attack on a convoy carrying gold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s lawless east. Friday’s ambush targeted a four-vehicle convoy belonging to TSM Mining that was carrying…

Gabon's new military leader has pledged to return the country to democracy, but has refused to provide a timelines for fresh elections. Gen Brice Oligui Nguema said the country's state institutions would be made more democratic and their…

The main opposition party in Senegal says its leader, Ousmane Sonko has ended a hunger strike he began following his arrest in late July. Muslim leaders had urged him to end his hunger strike. He was admitted to intensive…

The Senegalese Minister of Justice declared that the conviction of opponent Ousmane Sonko in a morals case was “final”, which makes him ineligible for the 2024 presidential election. Ousmane Sonko, whose struggle with power and justice…

Rwanda and Cameroon have unveiled significant shifts in their security forces, impacting senior military personnel. In Rwanda, President Paul Kagame retired hundreds of soldiers, coinciding with the advancement of young soldiers within…

The death toll from a fire that engulfed a five-storey building Thursday morning in the central Marshalltown neighborhood, Johannesburg, South Africa has risen to at least 73. Johannesburg emergency services in an update said 52 people…

Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the West African state's transitional leader. The deposed President, Ali Bongo, has appeared in a video at his home, calling on his…