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Billboards are strikingly empty, there are a few campaign posters. And aside from public television broadcasts showing candidates travelling the country, there are few signs of enthusiasm heading into Algeria's presidential election…

Egypt has swears in new Cabinet in Cairo on Wednesday as the country faced an ailing economy and raging conflicts in neighbouring nations. The new Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, who has been in office since 2018,…

Activities of armed groups in the volatile Central African Republic have increased, complicating a security landscape that has seen a spill over of the conflict in neighbouring Sudan, U.N. experts warn in a new report. The panel of…

South African outgoing sports, arts and culture minister has appeared in court after being arrested over bribery allegations as his African National Congress (ANC) party meets for coalition government talks after an election deadlock.…

Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa with Burundi calling for international help to deal with the aftermath of torrential rainfall. Over the weekend, the country's government began the voluntary relocation of…

The widespread violence that took over Haiti’s capital on 29th February, has brought even more fears of a humanitarian crisis in the country. In one of the shelters for displaced families in capital Port-au-Prince, hundreds fight to get…

In a surprising turn of events, President Macky Sall of Senegal has officially announced March 24th as the date for the upcoming presidential election. This declaration has sparked reactions across the nation, evoking a mixture of relief…

Senegal has cut mobile internet access ahead of a banned march against the postponement of a presidential election, and rights groups accused the authorities of using overly repressive tactics to stifle widespread opposition to the delay.…

If a cease-fire agreement isn't signed soon between Sudan's warring sides and relief efforts aren't strengthened, refugees will look for safety beyond Sudan's neighbouring countries, the head of the United Nations refugee agency warned.…

The Rwandan government says Burundi had decided to shut its border with the East African nation, weeks after the Burundian president accused it of hosting a rebel group. Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye in late December accused…