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Rebels from the M23 group have gained ground in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since they attacked two army positions near the border with Uganda and Rwanda on Monday night, a civil society member and a research group said. Heavy…

South Africa's advertising regulator has ruled against a wine advert that has been criticised as offensive and "perpetuating rape culture." It said the ad depicting a young woman with her mouth open and wine being poured into her mouth…

Kidnapers in Ethiopia have released six Indian nationals who were kept hostage for ransom. The Indians and their translators were being held in a small town 30 miles from the capital, Addis Ababa. In early March, 27 people were taken…

The United Nations has voiced concern over the deteriorating security situation in Ituri province in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is affecting humanitarian agencies’ ability to deliver assistance to hundreds of…

Guinean military authorities have destroyed the private residence of former Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo. The junta, which said it was 'targeting irregularly acquired state property' and sub-standard buildings, ordered Mr. Diallo…

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has issued a directive to declassify intelligence reports on how the country's long-running civil war began. President Kiir said all those found culpable of offences by the released materials will be…

The Democratic Republic of Congo's army says Rwandan soldiers backed M23 rebels during an attack on Monday near its border with Rwanda and Uganda. The DR Congo's army said it had captured two Rwandan soldiers involved in the…

Ghana's government has announced a raft of measures including injecting $2bn, £1.5bn, into the economy to help prop up its falling currency, and slashing the salaries of government appointees, including ministers and heads of state-owned…

At least 15 people, including a female member of the Somali federal parliament, were killed in two suicide bombings in Beledweyne town in central Somalia. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has termed the killing of Amina Mohamed Abdi…

Thousands flee Islamist attacks in Mozambique The Islamist militant attacks reported in the Nangade district in the northern province of Cabo Delgado have already displaced around 24,000 people since the beginning of the year, according…