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The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Minusma, has condemned the killing of seven soldiers in an attack on a convoy they were in. El-Ghassim Wane termed it a "cowardly attack." The UN convoy was hit by an…

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Minusma, has condemned the killing of seven soldiers in an attack on a convoy they were in. El-Ghassim Wane termed it a "cowardly attack." The UN convoy was hit by an…

Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has in a decree dismissed Prime Minister Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré and dissolved the government. "The functions of the prime minister are terminated, the government is…

The World Food Programme has suspended food aid distribution in Ethiopia's Dessie and Kombolcha towns after its warehouses were looted by rebel Tigray forces. The UN said WFP staff were unable to prevent the stealing after…

The authorities in Tanzania say they plan to lift bans and suspensions on media organisations which had been barred from operating. Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Constitution and Legal Affairs, Amon Mpanju, said…

Ethiopia Troops in Mission to Destroy Enemy Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed says the "enemy will be destroyed soon" while announcing the recapture by federal troops of areas previously held by Tigray rebel forces. Speaking on…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that he was at end of “patronising” and “disrespectful” phone calls from European officials alerting him of a travel ban after South Africa reported the discovery of the new Covid-19 variant…

More than two million people in Mozambique are at risk of acute hunger, the government has said. This is more critical in the jihadist-hit northern province of Cabo Delgado where 932,136 people are at risk. Maputo city has the…

Many prisoners are feared dead after a fire broke out in the main prison in Burundi's capital, Gitega, on Tuesday. Images shared online show bodies of people thought to be prisoners. Authorities in Burundi haven’t yet…

A Kenyan police officer shot dead his wife and five other people before turning the gun on himself in a shocking incident in Kabete town outside the capital Nairobi. Neighbours say they heard gunshots in the early hours of…