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Three people have been killed in scuffles over food aid at a displaced persons' camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Many people in the Kanyarucyinya camp have fled fighting between the M23 militia and President Félix Tshisekedi…

The International Monetary Fund has reached a preliminary agreement with the Egyptian government that paves the way for the Arab nation to access a $3 billion loan, officials said. In a statement issued, Egypt's IMF mission chief Ivanna…

The Guinean court that is trying Moussa Dadis Camara and a dozen co-accused for the 28th September, 2009 massacre decided Monday to keep him in jail for the duration of his trial and to reject his placement under house arrest. The court…

Officials in Chad have extended the transition period towards democratic elections and say they will keep Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on as head of state in the interim. Delegates also agreed for the military leader to be eligible to run…

An art project in South African village of Hamburg, created by people affected by HIV, is now being exhibited in Johannesburg more than 15 years after it was completed. The Keiskamma art project gathered together over 130 women to weave…

Thousands of Oromo people, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, came together in the capital to mark the thanksgiving festival of Irreechaa; marking the end of the rainy season. Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed said Irreechaa was a festival…

A Peace Ambassador and Spokesman for Superior Council of Imams of Ivory Coast, Imam Cisse Djiguiba has urged the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS member states to set up an interfaith regional peace organisation to help in…

The 40-year-old Renata Souza is running for re-election as a state lawmaker in Brazil's October 2 elections. When walks in the narrow streets of Mare favela in Rio de Janeiro, it brings joyful and sad memories. Joyful, because that's…

The Malian government has adopted an electoral calendar for the transition three days before a summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is due to consider the tough sanctions imposed on the junta in January.…

The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) has announced the award of 56 fellowships to individuals and institutions in Africa to take part in joint academic projects with resident institutions on the African continent. The…