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Tigrayan forces say they took town in Amhara region, Ethiopia denies it
Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia’s Amhara region where tens of...
Read moreDetailsPro-junta protest against foreign “interference” in Mali capital
Thousands of Malians have taken to the streets of the capital, Bamako, to protest against what they see as foreign...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union, World Bank suspend Sudan over military coup
The African Union said Wednesday it had suspended Sudan until civilian rule in the country is restored, saying it rejected...
Read moreDetailsLooted Benin Bronze set for handover to Nigeria
Cambridge University will on Wednesday become the first British institution to return a Benin Bronze to the Nigerian authorities. Jesus...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe: Mnangagwa faces internal revolt over his legitimacy
A member of the youth league of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU PF has launched a court bid to challenge the constitutionality...
Read moreDetailsNamibia suspends use of Russian COVID vaccine after S.Africa flags HIV concerns
Namibia will suspend the rollout of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, its health ministry said on Saturday, days after the...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo arrests former health minister over missing COVID funds
The former Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo Eteni Longondo was placed Friday under provisional arrest for...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa to extradite ex-Mozambique minister for debt scandal trial
South Africa will extradite former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang to his home country, its justice department said on Monday,...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s ANC was preparing to fire Zuma this week, top official says
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) had been preparing to fire Jacob Zuma as head of state this week,...
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