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A high-ranking former Malawian MP, Clement Chiwaya, has shot himself dead in an office in parliament. Mr Chiwaya, who was a wheelchair user after he contracted polio at the age of two, served as deputy speaker between 2014 and…

Dom Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, Mozambique's first black priest and later its first cardinal, has died at the age of 103. He was one of the most highly respected religious figures in the country and played a key role in talks…

Malawi's Telecoms Regulator has fined the local business of India's Bharti Airtel over $2.5m (£1.9m) for failing to give customers airtime they were owed as part of a loyalty scheme. The Competition and Fair Trade…

Ethiopians in three regions where elections had been delayed head to the polls on Thursday to vote for their representatives and one area will also vote on whether to form its own regional state. Prime Minister, Abiy…

Only 14 out of the 54 African countries have met the global target of vaccinating more than 10% of their populations against coronavirus by the end of September, the World Health Organization has said. That's largely…

A new estimate for the amount of money that Zambia owes Chinese lenders is nearly double what the Zambian government had previously admitted. Zambia spends at least 30% of its income on interest payments, according to credit ratings firm…

France is slashing the number of Visas issued to people from Algeria, Libya, and Morocco. A government spokesman, Gabriel Attal, told Europe 1 Radio that it was a drastic and unprecedented decision, made necessary by the…

Kenya’s Health Ministry has dismissed an exposé that alleged massive looting and disappearance of millions of dollars of donor funds and equipment meant to help the Country contain the spread of Coronavirus. An investigation by…

Tributes have been pouring in on Social media for the celebrated Somali comedian, actor and TV host Abdi Muridi Dhere, popularly known as Ajakis, who died on Monday in Mogadishu after a short illness. Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi…

Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok has described a failed coup as an attempt to derail the country's transition to civilian rule. In a televised address, Mr Hamdok blamed loyalists of former President Omar al-Bashir, who…