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West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping. In a first in the 15-nation bloc’s…

The importance of access to health services for all Somalis came under the spotlight this week at an event in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, to mark the Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD). “Achieving universal health coverage and…

West Africa's regional organization, ECOWAS, has set an exit timeline for three nations affected by coups, following nearly a year of mediation efforts aimed at preventing a significant fracture within the bloc. Omar Touray, the…

Namibia's main opposition party said on Saturday that it plans to file a legal challenge against the results of last month’s disputed election. The announcement by the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) came a day after a court granted…

Amnesty International called for an investigation Wednesday into a former governor and two top army officials in Congo for “possible crimes against humanity” during a deadly crackdown on demonstrators last year protesting the U.N.…

As Ghanaian votes Saturday, a range of measures have been implemented to safeguard both democracy and security. Incumbent Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, representing the New Patriotic Party, is facing former President John Dramani…

Senegal has called for full access to the archives of the Thiaroye massacre, as experts want transparency about one of the darkest chapters in its colonial history. Senegal’s new government, is determined to ensure the event is…

Some 700,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to neighbouring Chad, as a result of the conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary rapid support forces. Though they want to return home, they're not sure when they will be able to.…

A law prohibiting abortion services for women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 is unconstitutional, Zimbabwe’s High Court has ruled. In his ruling handed down on November 22nd and made public this week, Judge Maxwell…

The list of presidential hopefuls in Ivory Coast just grew bigger. The latest entrant is the ex-wife of former President Laurent Gbagbo. Simone Ehivet won the nomination of her party, the Movement of Capable Generations (MGC) at a…