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A number of thousands of people demonstrated Wednesday in Diapaga, in eastern Burkina Faso, to demand "more security", three days after a deadly attack on a neighbouring town whose death toll remains unknown. "SOS", "We also have the…

In Uganda, the promoter of a deadly New Year’s Eve event and the concert MC appeared in court. They were granted bail after the hearing by the Makindye Magistrates Court. Promoter Abby Musinguzi and MC Elvis Francis Juuko remain…

Al-Shabaab jihadists armed with guns and explosives stormed an African Union base in Somalia on Tuesday, triggering a fierce firefight that killed Burundian peacekeepers. A high-ranking Burundian military officer said about 30 soldiers…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster in South Africa. This comes a week after terrible floods left at least 443 people dead in the Durban area on the east coast. "The cabinet met in special session last…

A deadly blast in Kampala late on Saturday appeared to be an act of terrorism, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday. He said the explosion in the capital killed one person, although the Uganda Police chief political commissar…