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President of the African Union, Félix Tshisekedi, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Mali’s President Bah N’daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. In a statement, the AU said it was “dismayed to learn of the arrest in…

Sudan has declared a state of emergency and imposed a night curfew in some parts of the coastal Red Sea state on Monday, following tribal violence that killed at least five people and left 13 injured, state news agency (Suna) reported.…

Malawi on Wednesday destroyed 19,610 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines that expired 18 days after arriving, despite assurances from the African Union (AU) and World Health Organisation (WHO) that the vaccines were safe until mid-July.…

parks The Egyptian government on Wednesday extended the evening closure of shops, malls, restaurants and entertainment places until the end of May. Stores and entertainment places will continue closing at 9 p.m. local time until May 31.…

Cameroon on Wednesday sets some illegal firearms on fire as part of efforts to fight crimes and eliminate threats from terrorism in the Central African nation. The destroyed weapons were those confiscated by defence and security forces, as…

Sudan on Wednesday banned travellers from India effective May 20 to control the spread of the Covid-19 variant. A statement by the Sudanese Supreme Committee for Health Emergencies said all arrivals at all border points from India, whether…

Thousands of residents in Bujumbura and Gatumba have fled their homes after their houses were flooded due to the rising water level of Lake Tanganyika and the swelling rivers around the city. The rise in the water level of Lake Tanganyika…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday vowed to re-establish order promptly following a sudden influx of migrants swimming into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morrocco. Spain deployed troops to Ceuta to patrol the border with…

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has failed to meet a crucial aspect of gender balance in the formation of the government of national unity when he recently announced a reconstituted legislative assembly. Out of the 550 lawmakers he…

The Zimbabwean government on Monday announced the termination of the appointment of Moshe Itzhak Osdaicher as the country’s Honorary Consul in Northern Israel. The termination is with effect from February 2021, Spokesperson for Zimbabwe’s…