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Death toll from Ethiopia landslides rises to 125, regional government says
The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia last week has risen to 125, the South Ethiopia regional government said. Heavy...
Read moreDetailsKenyans will no longer be enlisted to fight for Russia in Ukraine, minister says
Kenya said on Monday that it had agreed with Russia that Kenyans would no longer be eligible for signing up...
Read moreDetailsSenegal makes $471 Million debt payment but faces tough times head
Senegal successfully paid nearly half a billion dollars in debt obligations on Friday, avoiding default, but spending cuts, delayed payments...
Read moreDetailsRwanda warns it may withdraw troops from Mozambique’s insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado
Rwanda warned on Saturday that it was ready to withdraw its troops from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where they are...
Read moreDetailsInternet cut as incumbent Sassou seeks new term in Congo Republic
A widespread internet outage hit the Republic of Congo on Sunday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as the Central African...
Read moreDetailsUganda opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left country after disputed vote
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he has temporarily left the country after two months in hiding in the wake...
Read moreDetailsFrance renews ties with CAR in first Ministerial visit in eight years
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring...
Read moreDetailsBurundi’s ex-Prime Minister provisionally freed on medical grounds
Burundi's former Prime Minister General Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, serving a life sentence for conspiracy against the head of state, was provisionally...
Read moreDetailsKenya arrests man trying to smuggle over 2,000 live ants in his luggage
A man was arrested with more than 2,200 live garden ants in his luggage at Nairobi's main airport this week...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia landslide kills at least 52 people, regional officials say
A landslide in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia earlier this week has killed at least 52 people, regional officials...
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