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South Sudan Imposes Nationwide Curfew
South Sudan's police imposed a nationwide curfew from 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Friday after a night of deadly rioting in the capital over the alleged killing of South Sudanese people by the army and allied groups in neighbouring Sudan.
In a…
US Sanctions Sudan Army Chief
The US government has imposed sanctions on the head of Sudan's army and de facto president, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
He has been leading one of the two sides in the 21-month civil war that has killed tens of thousands, uprooted over…
SA Authorities Face Anger On Mine Response
South African authorities face growing anger over their handling of a standoff with illegal miners trapped in an abandoned gold mine, as the death toll from the incident reached at least 87.
Authorities may face an investigation over…
South Africa, Mine Rescue Ends
South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror of extracting their bodies from deep…
Marburg Virus: Tanzania Denies Suspected Outbreak
Tanzania on Thursday denied reports of a suspected outbreak of the deadly Marburg disease in the northwest of the country.
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said nine possible cases were reported last week in the remote Kagera…
Kenya Partners With UAE
UAE and Kenya have entered into a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) designed to bolster trade and investment between the two countries.
This paradigm shift marks the UAE's inaugural bilateral trade agreement with an…
Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 workers amid currency crisis
Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe plans to lay off 1,000 employees by August this year, a company official said, as it seeks to cut costs and survive the country's currency turmoil and inflationary pressures.
The company, one of…
Comoros ruling party wins parliamentary elections, opposition rejects results
The ruling party in the Comoros won decisively in parliamentary elections this week, the electoral commission said, but opposition parties either boycotted the vote or rejected the results, claiming fraud.
The Independent National…
UN calls for probe over prison torture in Libya
The UN Support Mission in Libya says it is alarmed by what it called '‘disturbing footage circulating on social media'', believed to show the torture of detainees at the Gernada prison in eastern Libya.
The facility is run by military…
WHO warns Tanzania over deadly Marburg outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns about a potential new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in north-western Tanzania, reporting that at least eight people have died so far.
According to the WHO, nine…