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Somalia’s Jubbaland state has announced its first four senators to join the 11th Parliament of Somalia as the country kicked off elections for representatives in the Upper House. Mr Ilyas Bedel Gabbose won first after defeating Mohamed…

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday extended a Central African Republic (CAR) arms embargo and targeted sanctions regime for another year. However, China abstained in the vote because it believes the measures should be removed.…

Kenya and the UK have signed a five-year Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) to tackle shared threats across East Africa. The two countries signed the agreement in a side event during President Uhuru Kenyatta’s three-day Guest of…

The Ethiopian government on Wednesday accused the international community of responding with "dead silence" to belligerence by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). The Ethiopian Prime Minister’s spokesperson, Billen Seyoum, said…

South Africa’s Parliament will probe into the recent violence witnessed in KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng provinces that resulted in loss of lives, vandalism and looting. National Assembly House Chairperson responsible for Committees, Cedric…

Police in Madagascar this week arrested six people, including one foreign citizen suspected of plotting to kill the president following what officials said was a month-long investigation. Madagascar has a history of political violence.…

More than 200 migrants crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla early on Thursday, climbing the high fence that separates it from Morocco, local authorities said. More than 300 migrants attempted to scale the six-metre…

Kenya is among countries set to benefit from €80 million ($94 million) funding from the European Union investment arm to increase geothermal power production.The European Investment Bank (EIB) — an investment arm of the EU — approved the…

Cote D’Ivoire leader Alassane Ouattara will meet his predecessor and former rival Laurent Gbagbo on July 27 for their first talks since Gbagbo’s return home after a nearly 10-yearin exile, the presidency said on Wednesday. The…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been granted compassionate leave from prison to attend his brother’s funeral on Thursday. Michael Zuma died last week following a long illness. South Africa’s Ministry of Justice and…