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Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye, who went on a hunger strike last week, has been rushed to hospital after his health deteriorated, said an allied lawmaker and a local television broadcaster. A long-time political opponent and…

Teachers throughout Algeria went on strike to protest low salaries and deteriorating working conditions. This follows demonstrations staged by students last month in an unusual outpouring of protest. Students stood outside shuttered…

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty arrived in Washington , being greeted by his counterpart Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Egypt-US relations have soured following recent comments made by US President Donald Trump on turning the…

Hundreds of Somalis gathered in the Peace Garden in Mogadishu to show their support for Palestinians. Many participants waved Palestinian flags and displayed banners stating “Gaza is not for sale” and “Somalis stand with Palestine.”…

The head of the World Health Organization has called for an end to attacks on healthcare workers and facilities in Sudan after a drone attack on a hospital in Sudan's North Darfur region killed more than 70 people and wounded dozens. "As…

The Mozambique opposition leader who has been heading more than two months of deadly protests against disputed election results from outside the country announced that he would return this week ahead of the inauguration of the new…

Ghana's central bank kept its main interest rate (GHCBIR=ECI), opens new tab at 27.00% on Friday, as food price increases drove consumer inflation (GHCPIY=ECI), opens new tab higher for the second month in a row. While inflation has…

Freeman Mbowe, the leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema, has been released on bail after being arrested, just days before local elections set for November 27th. Chadema announced the release on Saturday via the social media…

The three-day inaugural Abuja International Poetry Festival took place last week in various venues across the Nigerian capital. It was a cultural melting pot for poets, dreamers, intellectuals, and adventurers. Under the theme “Afro…

Mozambique’s government has imposed a ban on demonstrations, after deadly post-election protests broke out in October. It insists the move is needed to restore public order. The country’s interior minister has called on residents to…