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South Sudan has remained relentless in its efforts to contain further spread of the Covid-19 Two years after the first case was reported, followed by a record of 17,144 infections and 138 fatalities. According to the World Health…

More than 220,000 people have been affected by the flooding in South Sudan’s Unity State, according to the UN migration agency. The floods have caused food shortages, malnutrition in children and a surge in the spread of…

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday called for swift and concerted efforts to prevent a drought-induced humanitarian catastrophe in Ethiopia. The WFP, in its latest situation update, said early action is needed to…

The Polisario Front independence movement has accused Spain of making a grave error when it changed its position and backed Morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara. Morocco sees the Western Sahara, a former Spanish…

Senior African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) military commanders have wrapped up a five-day meeting by agreeing to set up a joint technical team to implement rules of operations for the new peace mission.…

The death toll from a migrant shipwreck off the Tunisian coast has risen to 17,according to reports. Most of the deceased migrants were Syrians who were making the precarious Mediterranean crossing to reach Italy. 12 bodies were…

Niger is pressing ahead with an initiative to talk to jihadists whose attacks have shaken the country’s southwest, amid fears that a new wave of bloodshed lies ahead. President Mohamed Bazoum first reached out to the jihadists “three…

Somalia failed to complete elections for the lower house of parliament by the Tuesday (15th March) deadline, marking yet another delay in the electoral process that should lead to the appointment of a new president, which has been expected…

At least seven people, including four civilian auxiliaries enlisted in the fight against jihadism in Burkina Faso, were killed in an attack in the north of the country, the fifth in a few days in the region. "Armed men attacked the…

Israel is reportedly banning the entry of Ethiopian pilgrims who want to embark on a pilgrimage to the country during this year's Easter for fear they will not return home. Travel and tour companies in Ethiopia had received a letter from…