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China will appoint a 'special envoy' for the Horn of Africa to support efforts to overcome security challenges in the region, China's foreign minister Wang Yi said on Thursday during a news conference with his Kenyan counterpart in Mombasa.…

Morocco and China have signed an agreement aimed at greatly increasing cooperation under Beijing’s joint "Belt and Road" initiative. Under the agreement, which was sealed via video conference, Chinese companies will be…

A bill introduced in Senegalese parliament meant to toughen existing laws against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, LGBT, people has been rejected. Gay sex is already punishable by up to five years in jail. The bill…

A Kenyan MP was on Wednesday suspended from parliament for one day for distributing sweets to colleagues during a contentious debate. Fatuma Gedi said the "sugar levels of members had gone down" after the day-long session.…

All 15 prison facilities in Liberia have this week run out of food for inmates. This has caused two prisons, including the main Monrovia Central Prison, to temporarily "shut their doors to newcomers, prison officials have…

Security forces in Sudan have fired tear gas at pro-democracy demonstrators in the latest mass protests against military rule following October's coup. Thousands of people in several cities took to the streets chanting…

A South African judicial panel that examined allegations of high-level corruption during former President Jacob Zuma’s tenure will hand over the first of its three-part report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday. The panel…

A court in Uganda has ordered the police to release a prominent author, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. He was arrested last week after 'criticising' President Yoweri Museveni and his son Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on social media.…

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi and First Lady Isaura Nyusi have tested positive for Covid and are in isolation. A statement from the presidency said Mr. Nyusi and his wife had decided to isolate in accordance with health…

Pro-democracy activists in Sudan have announced fresh protests amid a political crisis deepened by the resignation of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Monday. At least three protesters were killed on Sunday after thousands of…