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In a high-profile corruption crackdown in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a top court has sentenced former Justice Minister Constant...

Nigeria’s production-sharing contract with TotalEnergies, its first guided by a new law designed to boost the OPEC member's gas production, will...

Ethiopia's central bank governor, Mamo Mihretu, said on Wednesday he was leaving government after a tenure that redefined the country’s...

At least four soldiers and 10 militia members were killed in fighting in an area of South Sudan where previous...

Benin’s ruling coalition has nominated Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni to contest the 2026 presidential election, positioning a man seen as...

Burkina Faso's transitional parliament passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions for...

Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye boycotted the start of his treason trial on Monday, accusing the presiding judge of bias, his...

Madagascar ceremonially received three colonial-era skulls from France on Tuesday, 128 years after they were taken from the Indian Ocean...

Western Balkans criminal groups, who are among Europe's top cocaine traffickers, are entrenching themselves in West Africa in a sign...

Campaigners calling for the cancellation of African debt staged a protest in Ghana’s capital. The event on Friday — which...