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Tanzanian President pardons imprisoned illegal Ethiopian migrants
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Monday ordered the release of 1,789 Ethiopians imprisoned for entering the country illegally.
According to diplomatic sources, Mr Magufuli's pardon came after his meeting earlier on Monday with his…
Ghanaian Former-President JJ Rawlings laid in state
Ghanaian former president John Jerry Rawlings has been laid in state at the Accra International conference centre.
Ghanaians and sympathizers as well as invited dignitaries will get the opportunity to file past the body to pay their last…
Ethiopian military captures suspected extremists
Dozens of suspected Ethiopian extremists have been arrested in a sting operation, report said.
The suspects were caught during a sting operation in Dena-Mena locality of Bale zone in Ethiopia's Oromia regional state.
Chief Police…
Burundian ruling party elects new leader
An extraordinary congress of Burundi's ruling party elected former Senate President Reverien Ndikuriyo to succeed the incumbent Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye as the new party leader.
Ndikuriyo was elected as the Secretary…
Libyan rivals to appoint heads of key government agencies
Representatives from rival Libyan camps said a candidacy process open for key institutional appointments, after a new round of talks in Morocco on ending nearly a decade of conflict.
The process, set to run until 2nd February, aims to…
Libyan rivals hold new round of talks in Morocco
Representatives of rival Libyan camps on Friday began talks in Morocco, as part of ongoing efforts to bring an end to nearly a decade of conflict.
Oil-rich Libya has been riven by civil war since the NATO-backed uprising that ousted…
Cyclone Eloise makes landfall in central Mozambique
The tropical storm Eloise made landfall in central Mozambique on Saturday morning with strong winds and intense rains, leaving a trail of destruction in the cities of Beira, Manica and Quelimane.
According to the state television TVM,…
Bodies of Ivorian peacekeepers killed in Mali return home
The remains of Ivorian peacekeepers killed in Mali were flown back to the country on Friday by a UN plane.
"Their painful departure is a reminder of the challenges we face every day on the ground in Mali. I strongly condemn these attacks…
Police disperse pro-Bobi Wine protesters in Nairobi
Police on Friday dispersed a crowd from Jeevanjee Gardens in Kenya's capital Nairobi, as it planned a demonstration to demand Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s resignation.
The officers, who had teargas, confiscated the group's…
Ugandan soldiers kill 189 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia
Ugandan soldiers working as part of a peacekeeping force in Somalia have killed 189 al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab fighters in an attack on one of their camps, the Ugandan army said.
Ugandan troops are part of the African Union peacekeeping…