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Malian military has seized control of the northern town of Kidal, marking the first time the army has held the Tuareg rebel stronghold in nearly a decade, state broadcaster ORTM reported. "This is a message from the president of the…

Violence against civilians in Sudan is "verging on pure evil," a senior United Nations official warned, as a humanitarian crisis in the country worsens and ethnic violence escalates in the western region of Darfur. A war erupted 15th…

The mood in the Seme-Krake neighborhood of Benin's capital Cotonou is still sombre as families mourn their dead who perished in a fire which gutted a contraband fuel depot on Saturday. There was still a heavy security presence in the…

Ethiopian deputy Prime Minister addressed the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. Demeke Mekonnen Hassen stressed that domestic and external funds were required to unleash Africa's potential. He added that "the international…

It's been 10 years since a group of Somali al-Shabab militants attacked a major shopping mall in Nairobi Kenya, killing more than 60 people. On Thursday Kenyans gathered to commemorate the deadly attack on 21st September, 2013,…

Three days after the police arrest of Stanis Bujakera, correspondent for Jeune Afrique in the Democratic Republic of Congo, protests and calls for the journalist's release increased in Kinshasa. Stanis Bujakera is accused of "spreading…

Around 300 trucks of food and other materials crossed into Niger from Burkina Faso with many arriving in the capital, Niamey Sunday, according to a regional customs official. The convoy of trucks departed from Burkina Faso, the last open…

Part of a group of digital activists is 64-year-old Elizabeth Mutandwa, the elderly women on a smartphone in Zimbabwe’s rural Domboshava area about 40 kilometres from the capital, Harare, are actively campaigning. They're pushing…

In a speech broadcast on Monday, al-Burhan has accused the RSF and Hemedti of committing violations under the falsehood of promising to restore democracy. “How can you bring about democracy by committing war crimes?” he said in a speech…

The European Union on Friday said it would send an observation mission (EOM) to Liberia ahead of the country's general election in October. Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, said Andreas Schieder, an Austrian member of the…