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Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has begun a hunger strike as his time spent in detention awaiting trial nears three months. Besigye, 68, was charged in a military court with possession of pistols and attempting to…

A paramilitary force in Sudan has stormed the country's largest displacement camp, looting and setting fire to the market and several homes, a local refugee group has said. The Zamzam camp in North Darfur has been the target of intense…

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the operations of the National Service Authority under the former government following the discovery of more than 81,000 suspected ghost names on its payroll.…

African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye has been awarded for his "Outstanding leadership in advancing the AU Peace and Security Agenda" particularly his contributions to Somalia's…

The sounds of hammering and clattering metal echoed through Bulengo camp in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday as internally displaced persons began dismantling their shelters. Residents said M23 rebels, allegedly…

The loss of US development aid has also been felt in Ghana. President John Mahama has asked Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson to find ways to close the gap in funding left behind by the freeze of USAID programs, according to a statement…

Detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has begun a hunger strike as his time spent in detention awaiting trial nears three months. Besigye, 68, was charged in a military court with possession of pistols and attempting to…

US President Donald Trump's freeze on global aid is creating significant concern across Africa, prompting Ethiopian human rights groups to raise their voices. Masud Gebeyehu Reta, Executive Director of the Ethiopian Human Rights…

South African authorities on Monday suspended rescue operations for an unspecified number of alleged illegal miners trapped in an abandoned mine shaft west of Johannesburg due to safety concerns. Rescue teams were able to descend 70…

U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates, as even right-wing white lobby groups want to "tackle the injustices" of Black majority rule on…