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Morocco resumes sea travel for passengers to and from Spain. The Ministry for Transport made the announcement, just a few days after a state visit from Spanish Prime minister, Pedro Sanchez. On Monday, the statement said "shipping…

The Democratic Republic of Congo's court of Cassation accepted Vital Kemerhe's appeal and overturned his 13 years prison sentence over corruption allegations. The case is now referred to Kinshasa-Gombe Court of Appeal where new judges will…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has blasted vigilante groups for harassing and attacking migrants, likening their behaviour to strategies adopted by the apartheid regime to target Black people. Last week, a 43-year-old Zimbabwean…

Zambia reported an outbreak of Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharzia, in Chirundu district in the southern part of the country. Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said the "disease broke out last week at one of the local schools where…

At least 30 people have been killed during two days of attacks by gunmen in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Red Cross says It happened in Ituri province, which along with neighbouring North Kivu, are under an official…

Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced a major gas deal with Algeria, which promises to reduce his country's heavy reliance on Russian imports. Under the deal from this autumn, increased gas supplies will be sent…

Ramirez Amaya Sebastian, who is based at a university in the US, had been carrying out a 'routine research' in the park forest with an assistant when the incident happened, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority, UWA. “They came…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reached out to the African Union, AU, for support against Russia's aggression and requested to address the continental organisation. Mr. Zelensky called Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday…

Non-communicable diseases, or diseases that are not transmitted directly from one person to another, are said to be on the rise in Africa as climate change continues to pose a big threat to health in the region, the World Health…

A study has found a significant under-counting of infections on the continent because of so many cases with no symptoms. This indicates that true infections on the continent were 97 times larger than reported confirmed cases. Speaking…