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The United States has imposed sanctions on a Democratic Republic of Congo national and 12 companies linked to him for allegedly providing support to blacklisted Israeli businessman Dan Gertler. The US Treasury in a statement…

The runner-up in The Gambia's presidential election, Ousainou Darboe, has said he plans to challenge the result in which the incumbent, Adama Barrow, won with 53% of the vote. Mr. Darboe, said "his team was collecting evidence…

A Zimbabwe court has dropped charges of inciting violent anti-government protests levelled against journalist and government critic, Hopewell Chin’ono. The court said prosecutors had failed to specify how a series of tweets…

Health officials say the new coronavirus variant Omicron has now become dominant in South Africa and is driving a sharp increase in new infections. Some 8,500 new Covid infections were registered in the latest daily figures;…

Two women entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo have founded a mobile app that helps keep taxi users safe. Ursula Ndombele and Magalie Bueyasadila founded 'Hoja app' that helps people get information about their…

South Africa has recorded a sharp increase in coronavirus infections which have doubled across the country since Monday. Health officials say "the newly discovered Omicron variant may be fuelling the surge, although it isn't…

South Sudan’s government has promised to end child marriage by 2030 in line with the African Union's campaign to end child marriages in the continent. Paramount chiefs from 10 regional states and the three administrative areas…

The Chinese embassy has urged its citizens to evacuate three provinces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as soon as possible. The notice follows several cases of "armed robbery and kidnappings of Chinese…

The African Union and United Nations have jointly criticised travel restrictions put on several Southern African countries following the discovery of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned…

Sudanese activists have called for more protests across the country on Tuesday to denounce the 21 November political deal that reinstated Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, despite a meeting between Mr. Hamdok and members of…