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Guinea-Bissau opposition leader summoned to military court over coup allegations
Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, Domingos Simões Pereira, has been summoned to appear before a military court, accused of links to...
Read moreDetailsUganda minister condemns military raid on opposition leader’s home
Uganda's Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi condemned a military raid on opposition leader Bobi Wine's home last month, telling Reuters that the...
Read moreDetailsBotswana budget projects economic rebound this year
Botswana's economy is expected to grow 3.1% in 2026, rebounding after two successive years of contraction, Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe...
Read moreDetailsEritrea rejects Ethiopian claims of troops operating inside its borders
Tensions are rising in the Horn of Africa after Eritrea forcefully rejected Ethiopian claims that its troops are operating inside...
Read moreDetailsMali creates state-owned company to manage mining holdings
Mali will create a state-owned company to manage holdings in mining companies, according to a statement released by the council...
Read moreDetailsMozambique pushing to keep South32 aluminium smelter open, minister says
Mozambique's government is doing "everything that is required" to make sure that South32's Mozal aluminium smelter stays open, mineral resources and...
Read moreDetailsEl-Sissi reaffirms Egypt’s support for Somalia’s territorial integrity at Cairo meeting
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi welcomed his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, to Cairo on Sunday, for talks on deepening cooperation...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa produces first local vaccine to combat foot-and-mouth disease
The country is facing its worst outbreak of the illness that infects cattle herds. But the first locally-produced vaccine could...
Read moreDetailsUganda and Tanzanian leaders hold bilateral talks
The leaders of Uganda and Tanzania held bilateral talks at State House in Dar es Salaam on Saturday aimed at...
Read moreDetailsOrganisation promoting Central African economic integration suspends activities
An organisation promoting regional economic integration among six Central African nations has suspended its activities amid a severe financial crisis....
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