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Initial results from a presidential poll in DR Congo were expected Friday after shambolic elections spread over several days which the authorities deemed successful. That assessment however is one that many in the country may dispute and…

Mali has welcomed Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, for a two-day working visit. The purpose of his visit was to meet with national authorities in preparation for the planned…

The paramilitary group Wagner will continue to operate in Mali and the Central African Republic, the head of Russian diplomacy assured us on Monday, adding that the organization's rebellion in Russia will not affect relations between Moscow…

Security operations continued in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte as part of its ongoing operation to expel illegal migrants, with police clashing with young people overnight. "We are continuing to secure Mayotte, especially in…

France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said, after a flag-lowering ceremony at the French special forces' camp a day earlier. In January,…

In Mozambique the authorities are still dealing with the effects of the heavy rains that caused floods in the province of Maputo this week. Local sources reported that at least 2,400 families have been affected. The floods affected…

Tunisian oil operations to begin after shipwreck, the Equatorial Guinea-flagged oil tanker, Xelo, which sank in the Gulf of Gabes along Tunisia, has been checked with divers finding no leaks from fuel-laden ship. “The Tunisia branch of…

US-based ride-hailing company, Uber, has suspended its services in Tanzania after six years in the country. Operations will resume after arriving at an agreement with the Tanzanian authorities, the company announced in a statement on…

At least 59 people have died in floods and mudslides after rainstorms struck the KwaZulu-Natal province, authorities said. Rescue operations, aided by the military, are underway to evacuate people trapped in affected areas, the…

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced that the suspension of its humanitarian activities in an English-speaking area of Cameroon due to the detention four local employees accused by local authorities of "complicity" with separatists.…