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A Sudanese government official said on Tuesday that security forces attempted to rape a young woman during a protest against military rule in central Khartoum a day earlier, prompting calls for renewed demonstrations. Sulaima Ishaq, who…

Suspected Islamist militants have killed more than 60 people over five days of attacks on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local residents said on Tuesday. The assailants, believed to be rebels from the Allied Democratic…

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto is due to be nominated on Tuesday by his new party to stand for the presidency in an August election after his public split with President Uhuru Kenyatta who is backing another candidate. Ruto will…

Cyclone Gombe has flooded large areas of northern and central Mozambique, killing 15 people, officials said. The dead include five members of the same family in the Angoche coastal area of Nampula province, Governor Mety Gondola said.…

Kenyans will from Tuesday pay more for fuel as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to affect the price of crude oil and refined products. The East African country’s petroleum regulator said "the price of petrol and diesel will…

Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom was the leader of an anti-Balaka militia and is suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 2013 and 2014. His arrest warrant was issued in 2018. The ICC said Mr. Mokom, 43, is suspected…

The US Department of State has dismissed the latest bid for recognition by the leader of self-declared republic of Somaliland. President Muse Bihi Abdi is on a charm offensive in the US where he made a passionate plea for international…

The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has warned that Russia's war against Ukraine could lead to what he called "a hurricane of hunger" and food insecurity worldwide. He said "many African and poorer countries relied…

Africa's top public health agency has agreed a memorandum of understanding with Pfizer, PFE.N, to bring supplies of the pharmaceutical firm's Paxlovid antiviral COVID-19 pills to the continent, its director said on Thursday. Data from a…