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Sri Lanka's health minister, who endorsed herbal syrup to prevent Covid, has tested positive for the virus. “Pavithra Wanniarachchi tested positive on Friday,” a media secretary at the Ministry of Health said. She had promoted the…

Spain’s top general resigned on Saturday after allegations that he had received the Covid-19 vaccine ahead of priority groups. General Miguel Angel Villaroya was among the public officials who had sparked public anger because of reports…

Representatives of rival Libyan camps on Friday began talks in Morocco, as part of ongoing efforts to bring an end to nearly a decade of conflict. Oil-rich Libya has been riven by civil war since the NATO-backed uprising that ousted…

The tropical storm Eloise made landfall in central Mozambique on Saturday morning with strong winds and intense rains, leaving a trail of destruction in the cities of Beira, Manica and Quelimane. According to the state television TVM,…

The remains of Ivorian peacekeepers killed in Mali were flown back to the country on Friday by a UN plane. "Their painful departure is a reminder of the challenges we face every day on the ground in Mali. I strongly condemn these attacks…

Dozens of people have been detained as police try to stop nationwide protests in Russia in support of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Mr Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most high-profile critic, called for protests after…

Police on Friday dispersed a crowd from Jeevanjee Gardens in Kenya's capital Nairobi, as it planned a demonstration to demand Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s resignation. The officers, who had teargas, confiscated the group's…

Ugandan soldiers working as part of a peacekeeping force in Somalia have killed 189 al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab fighters in an attack on one of their camps, the Ugandan army said. Ugandan troops are part of the African Union peacekeeping…

Dozens of people took to the streets in parts of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital on Thursday in protest of the killing of Hodan District commissioner Abdihakim Dhagajuun. Protesters set up barricades along several routes, with security…

The Central African Republic has declared a 15-day state of emergency throughout the country as a coalition of armed groups seeks to overthrow re-elected President Faustin Archange Touadéra, the spokesperson for the presidency announced on…