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Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has demonstrated his skills as a drummer by playing the country's famous royal drums during a visit to a drum sanctuary on the outskirts of the capital Gitega. Burundi's State House…

A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia's capital Monrovia killed 29 people overnight, the deputy information minister told state radio on Thursday. The incident occurred during an all-night Christian worship event at New Kru Town, a…

Ten convicts have been handed 15-year jail terms for the rape of dozens of female inmates at a prison in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lawyers said. Fifty-six women were repeatedly raped during a three-day mutiny at…

Mali's authorities banned a German military plane with 75 troops on board from overflying the country late on Wednesday, forcing it to divert to Gran Canaria, the German defence ministry said. The transport plane was on its way…

Algeria has closed schools for 10 days and enhanced screening at airports and other control measures following a rise in coronavirus cases. It has also encouraged people to get vaccinated to 'counter the spread' of the virus.…

UN Secretary General, António Guterres has said there is "demonstrable effort to make peace" in Ethiopia after more than a year of civil war. Mr. Guterres spoke to the African Union, AU, chief envoy to the Horn of Africa…

At least 20 dead bodies have been retrieved from a river in western Kenya in recent weeks, according to a human rights group. Most of the bodies recovered from River Yala, which flows into Lake Victoria, were 'found in sacks,…

A Tunisian military court has ordered the release of two detained opposition politicians. Seifeddine Makhlouf, the leader of the conservative Karama Party, was arrested in September with a party colleague, Nidhal Saudi, on…

Mozambique military forces say they have captured a jihadist leader, a Tanzanian citizen, in Nangade district in the northern Cabo Delgado province. The 39-year-old leader, known as Ali, was captured alongside six other Islamic…

Kenyans online are expressing their shock and anger after reports of bodies being found dumped in a river in the western region. Activist Boniface Mwangi posted on Twitter that he and the head of local human rights organisation…