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Ethiopian air force has conducted a fresh round of bombing in Mekelle, the main city of the northern Tigray region. In a statement, the government’s communications office said; ''Tuesday's offensive targeted a rebels' training camp in…

Crowds of Sudanese citizens are out on the streets of the capital, Khartoum, to protest for a second day against Monday's military coup. At least 10 people were reported 'killed and dozens injured, many of them as a result of…

Mali has expelled the Ecowas regional bloc's representative in the country as pressure mounts on it to provide a definitive timeline on its transition to civilian rule. Hamodou Boly was summoned by the foreign affairs ministry and…

The African Union (AU) plans to buy up to 110 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Moderna Inc. Moderna is prepared to deliver the first 15 million doses to Africa later this year as part of an agreement facilitated by the…

Egyptian President, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced that he's ending the state of emergency which has been in force since April 2017 in the North African country. In a Facebook post, President Sisi announced that he would…

A lack of access to vaccines is dampening economic recovery in sub-Saharan Africa and the region will lag behind developed nations for years, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. Confirming its sub-Saharan Africa…

Benin's parliament has voted to legalise abortion in most circumstances, the health ministry said on Thursday, becoming one of only a handful of African countries to do so. Abortion was previously legal only in cases of rape or…

Benin's parliament has voted to legalise abortion in most circumstances, the health ministry said on Thursday, becoming one of only a handful of African countries to do so. Abortion was previously legal only in cases of rape or incest,…

Libya's Oil Minister, Mohamed Aoun, has fired the Chairman of the state oil company NOC. An interim Manager has been named until the board of Directors of the company meets to elect a new chairman, a decree from the ministry said.…

UN says threats against civil society activists in South Sudan violate the revitalised peace agreement signed in 2018 to end five years of conflict. The UN Commission on Human Rights says it has noted “with alarm and dismay the ongoing…