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President Faustin Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic says that he would call a referendum on a new constitution that would allow him to seek a new term. "I have decided to submit this project for a new constitution to a…

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has been applauded for its determination to flush out the remnants of the Boko Haram ISWAP Terrorists in the Lake Chad Basin region. The Canadian Minister for International Development…

Police in Kinshasa lobbed teargas to disperse a group of opposition leaders and their followers from accessing the offices of the electoral commission in a protest against what they term the electoral chaos that they believe is looming in…

Ukraine has said it would open more embassies in Africa and stage a summit with leaders from the continent, where Russia is also carrying out a diplomatic offensive. "We have recently adopted our first African strategy and intensified…

A family from Hammanskraal, North of Pretoria is mourning the death of a relative who fell victim to a deadly cholera outbreak which has killed 15 people in recent days. They are seething with anger, blaming the government in Africa's…

Sporadic artillery fire was reported in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, early on Tuesday morning, but residents said fighting calmed down later on what was the first full day of the country’s latest ceasefire. The seven-day cessation of…

Tunisian president Kais Saied has pledged on Wednesday to guarantee the safety of Jewish citizens and their temples, after meeting the country's chief rabbi in the wake of a deadly attack at a synagogue. Last Tuesday a National Guardsman…

The United Nations humanitarian response plan is seeking $2.56 billion to help people affected by the crisis in Sudan, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday, while the U.N. refugee agency is also seeking more funding to assist those…

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has rejected a court ruling that could preclude him from running in next year's election, vowing to pursue his candidacy and calling for a mass protest against President Macky Sall. On Monday, a…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has flown to Burundi for talks with its President about the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has contributed around a hundred soldiers to a regional peacekeeping force…