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Amnesty urges Sudan to stop crackdown on journalists

Amnesty International is urging the Sudanese government to halt what it describes as "relentless harassment, intimidation and censorship of journalists." The rights group released a report early on Friday that documents the arrest of at least 15 journalists by state...

Malawi court halts work on Gandhi statue

A court in Malawi has halted work on a statue...

WB approves $1.2b in grants, loans to Ethiopia

The World Bank (WB) has approved $1.2 billion in grants...

First Nairobi-New York direct flight lands

Kenyans have celebrated on Twitter after Kenya Airways inaugural direct...

Armed men kill two UN peacekeepers in Mali, 12 wounded

The United Nations mission in Mali says armed men attacked...

SA gets $20 billion of investment pledges at confce: Ramaphosa

Investment commitments of almost 290 billion rand ($20 billion) into...

Glencore posts rise in copper, cobalt output on Katanga restart

Glencore Plc on Friday reported a 12 per cent rise...

Sahle-Work Zewde first female president of Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s parliament has approved senior diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as the...

Polygamy persists across Africa

The suspicion of a third wife was planted in Irene...

Clan clashes kill over 50 in breakaway Somali region

Fighting between clans in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region has killed...

Gunmen kill 14 in eastern Congo’s Ebola zone

Unidentified gunmen killed at least 14 people, including two health...

Nigeria market violence leaves 55 dead

Sectarian violence sparked by a spat at a market has...

Abducted Tanzanian biollionaire returns home safely

Africa’s youngest billionaire, snatched a week ago off the street...

Tunisia floods claim five lives

Floods following heavy rains from Wednesday evening to Thursday in...

DR Congo inks deal for massive power project

The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a $14 billion...

Airstrike kills 60 Somali militants, US military says

A recent US airstrike in Somalia killed about 60 al...

Nigerian militants kill aid worker after deadline expires

A medical aid worker held hostage in Nigeria since March...

Double suicide bombings in Somalia kill 16

At least 16 people have been killed and 50 others...

16 die in southeast Nigerian state oil pipeline fire: NNPC

Sixteen people were killed after a fire broke out on...

Eastern Uganda landslide kills 31

At least 31 people were killed when a landslide rolled...

Gunmen kidnap Africa’s ‘youngest billionaire’ in Tanzania

The man said to be Africa's youngest billionaire has been...

At least 50 die in Kenya bus crash

At least 50 people have been killed after a bus...

SA finance minister asks president to sack him

South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has asked President Cyril...

Cameroon goes to polls as Biya seeks seventh term

Cameroonians head to the polls on Sunday in an election...

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