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Botswana goes to the polls on Wednesday in a vote that will determine whether the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will extend its 58-year hold on power. Analysts say, however, that this time round it is hard to predict the outcome…

Gangs continue to fight to take over communities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The neighbourhood of Solino has been under attack since last week with residents fleeing their homes. Gun shots could still be heard in a busy street…

Some 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the population experiencing crisis levels of hunger as gang violence smothers life in the capital of Port-au-Prince and beyond, according to a new report released. The family of…

Thousands of people are fleeing their homes in the towns and villages surrounding Goma as clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels escalate, seeking refuge in the bustling city, where the conflict has also reached unsettling…

Chadian politician Succès Masra was named the first Prime minister under the nation's newly adopted 5th Republic Constitution. The announcement was read on national television on 1st January by minister Mahamat Ahmad Alhabo. "Through…

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has refused opposition calls for a re-run of disputed elections, as the main observer mission reported "numerous irregularities" that could undermine some results. Provisional…

Niamey Residents have called for peace as tension continued to escalate between Niger's new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger's flailing democracy. "What can…

Sierra Leone counted votes in a tense presidential election on Monday following violence and the death of an opposition party volunteer at the weekend, as international observers voiced concern about lack of transparency in the tallying of…

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to do "what we can to remain in power", promising to revive an economy that has collapsed under his watch as he launched his bid for a second five-year term. Zimbabwe will hold presidential…

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had seized the main base of a heavily armed police unit as it sought an edge in its war with the army during heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum. The RSF in a statement said it…