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Madagascan government minister has said he swam for 12 hours to safety after his helicopter crashed at sea during a rescue mission. "It's not my time to die," exhausted Police Minister Serge Gelle said as he recovered on a…

A brawl has broken out in Ghana's parliament during a late-night session over a contentious government-proposed levy on electronic transactions. MPs shoved, pushed and threw punches at each other, while others tried to stop the fighting.…

French billionaire Vincent Bollore has received a 5.7 billion-euro, $6.43 billion, offer from Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC, for his African logistics assets, a deal that would transform his family group just two months…

Several people have been reported dead as protesters clashed with security forces in the city of Goma, in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC. Large rocks littered a street where crowds of…

The authorities in the Central African Republic, CAR) appear to be whipping up anti-French sentiment following the decision by the European Union, EU, to suspend its military training programme. A march has been organised in…

The authorities in Kenya have confirmed an outbreak of the influenza virus in the country. The Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kemri) said four out of 36 samples had tested positive for 'influenza A.' Doctors had noted "an…

South Africa's National Coronavirus Command Council, NCCC, has retained its lockdown at 'adjusted level 1', or the lowest of a five-tier system of restrictions, in the battle on the Omicron variant, health authorities said on…

Somalia's former deputy prime minister has been arrested in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. Mohamed Omar Arte Qalib was arrested at Hargeisa airport and no reason was given. Mr. Qalib had been in the city for the…

Three journalists have been detained in Ethiopia under the state of emergency laws and accused of giving publicity to a group designated by the government as a terrorist organisation. One of those arrested is a freelance video…

Ghana's land borders will remain closed indefinitely to prevent a potential fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a national address on Wednesday that his government was…