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The M23 rebel group has seized the town of Kalembe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding its reach in the region, an official and a former lawmaker said. The Tutsi-led M23 has been waging an insurgency in the central African…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has cancelled the auction of 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, its government said, citing late bids and a lack of competition. The auction of these sites, known as oil blocks, was launched two…

Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said, without specifying which variant had been recorded. The first case was detected in an 11-year-old boy who developed symptoms last month after travelling to…

Burkina Faso's military government has suspended the US-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) for three months, following comments regarding the ongoing militant insurgency in the Sahel region. The suspension, announced, also…

Tunisia’s parliament amended a law, stripping power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority whose members are appointed by President Kais Saied. Nine days before the presidential election, a majority of members…

Hundreds protested in front of Congo's top court to demand the release of political prisoners, including the country’s three most prominent opposition figures. After the protest ended, representatives of opposition parties handed the…

There is still no respite for Sudan's people as a cholera outbreak which was confirmed in August continues to wreak havoc. Sudan's health ministry said that 430 people had died as a result of the outbreak in the past month, with 14,000…

Nicholas Haysom, head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), expressed deep regret as the UN backed the extension of South Sudan’s transitional period until February 2027. Speaking at an extraordinary meeting of the…

In the arid depths of Ethiopia's Tigray region, where drought and conflict have become a cruel reality, Tigray is on the brink of famine, ravaged by two years of war and the unforgiving effects of climate change. Once-lush fields now lie…

Somalia has gained full membership of the East African Community (EAC). At a brief ceremony at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, Somalia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Jibril Abdirashid Haji, presented the instrument of…