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Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has broken his silence over the military coup in neighbouring Sudan and the ongoing protests calling for civilian rule. Egypt has faced accusations of siding with Sudan's head of…

The World Health Organization, WHO says that despite repeated requests to the Ethiopian government, it still has no access to Tigray - where 14 months of war have created a humanitarian crisis. A WHO senior official said "he'd…

Residents of Buea in south-west Cameroon say "one man was shot dead and another is in hospital with bullet wounds after suspected separatist rebels opened fire near the town's central market."  Several football teams taking…

South Africa's only driving licence printing machine is in Germany for repairs, the transport minister has revealed. This is after reports of a backlog of more than 300,000 driving licences came up, prompting the explanation.…

A Moroccan university professor accused of giving students good grades in return for sexual favours has been jailed for two years. It's the "first verdict in a string of high profile sexual harassment cases at universities in…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, and U.S. State Department advised against travel to neighboring Canada because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases as the Omicron variant spreads. The CDC elevated its…

Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arabs Emirates, for seven days. The suspension is effective from Monday this week. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, KCAA, says "this was done to…

A Ugandan writer accused of tweeting derogatory statements about the president and his son has been charged in court, weeks after he was arrested. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was charged with two counts of offensive communication…

The public prosecutor in Uganda has withdrawn a case against opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine. The politician had been "accused of giving false details about his age while registering for a…

A court case involving members of the Zulu royal family is set to begin on Tuesday in an ongoing succession battle for the throne. The royal feud followed the death in March last year of King Goodwill Zwelithini from…