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The government in Zimbabwe has warned that six more cyclones will hit the country in the current rainy season. Local Government Minister July Moyo said the government had put in place 'measures to warn and protect lives and property.'…

Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah has survived an apparent assassination attempt by unknown assailants. Several rounds 'struck' his car as it was being driven through the capital, Tripoli, early on Thursday, as gunmen fled the…

A former minister in Sudan's civilian administration has been arrested in the latest crackdown on critics of the military government. Mr. Khalid Omer Yousif and Wagdi Salih, another top official in the former administration, were…

The East African Community, EAC, has welcomed the lifting of financial sanctions imposed by the European Union on Burundi almost six years ago. The EAC secretary general, Peter Mathuki, said "EU's decision would spur development in…

A judge from the Arusha International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, ICTR, has ordered that eight Rwandans expelled by Niger be returned to Tanzania. The eight, who include former ministers and top military officials during and before the…

A concerned mobile network subscribers group in Ghana has declared Tuesday "No Calls Day" in protest at a government directive to re-register all SIM cards in the country. They argue that the directive is illegal. The group…

Businessman Kidnapped near Mozambique Police Hub A businessman reportedly of Turkish nationality has been kidnapped in the centre of Mozambique's capital, Maputo. Witnesses say "the criminals acted very quickly." The incident occurred…

Prosecutors in Burkina Faso are requesting a 30-year prison term for former President Blaise Compaoré, who is accused of complicity in the murder of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Sankara was assassinated in 1987 and a trial was…

The Judges Association in Tunisia has called for all courts to suspend work on Wednesday and Thursday in 'protest' at President Kaïs Saïed's move to dissolve the Supreme Judicial Council. On its Facebook page, the organisation also…

Namibia's leading daily newspaper has a heart-breaking interview with a mother who saw a crocodile grab her five-year-old daughter, and disappear with the little girl into the famous Okavango River. Eveline Mukuve,33, told The…