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Gambian Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof died of illness in India, says President Adama Barrow on Tuesday. Joof, 65, was appointed vice president of the West African country in 2022. He had previously served as education minister. Barrow…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says Sunday his ruling African National Congress (ANC) was determined to 'fight against crime and corruption' after a series of graft scandals have damaged the party's popularity. Ramaphosa was…

The 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali for nearly six months and who have just been sentenced to twenty years in prison in Bamako, "will soon return to Ivorian soil", Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara assured. "My thoughts are…

An arrest warrant was issued in Botswana for former president Ian Khama for the possession of illegal firearms. The judge issued orders that Mr Khama should be arrested on sight. The former leader is believed to be in South Africa,…

The ANC, South Africa's historic ruling party, on Monday renewed its confidence in Cyril Ramaphosa to lead the movement and therefore run the country, at a congress in Johannesburg. Ramaphosa, 70, who remains popular with the public…

Hundreds of Liberians gathered in a suburb of Monrovia to demonstrate against the President George Weah. The protest was organised by the opposition as the country grapples with soaring prices and shortages of basic goods. "Our…

The Tunisian electoral authority has announced that turnout for parliamentary elections stood at only 8,8%. Despite the low turnout, the lowest in any poll since the revolution in 2011, the president of the electoral authority described…

Around 4,500 ANC delegates from South Africa's nine provinces are gathered at a conference centre on the outskirts of Johannesburg to elect their next leader and contender for the 2024 general election. South African president, Cyril…

In Tunisia, President Kais Saied cast his ballot in a polling station inside a primary school in the capital, Tunis. Tunisians are voting in parliamentary elections to pick their representatives in the 166-seat assembly. Speaking…

Cyril Ramaphosa, 70, is the only candidate ahead of his former health minister, Zweli Mkhize, for president of the African National Congress (ANC). The party meets next week to decide who will lead the country if the increasingly…