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Gabon: Wife and son of former president Ali Bongo face corruption trial
Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the wife and son of former Gabonese president Ali Bongo, are being tried in...
Read moreDetailsMali TikTok influencer killed after posts supporting military
Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation's military,...
Read moreDetailsSomaliland rejects visas issued by Somalia and tightens control over its airpsace
Somaliland has declared that visas and travel authorisations issued by neighbouring Somalia are not valid to enter its territory. In...
Read moreDetailsBritain and South Africa hand back Ghanaian royal artefacts
More than 130 gold and bronze artefact taken between the 1870s and early 20th century were returned to Ghana on...
Read moreDetailsSenegal has sovereign right to decide how to tackle debt, IMF says
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has discussed various options with Senegal to address the country's "significant debt...
Read moreDetailsChina’s BAIC to start assembling B30 SUVs in South Africa early next year
Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) South Africa will start assembling its newly launched B30 off-road SUV at its factory in the...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia tapped to host COP32 climate summit
Ethiopia is set to be confirmed on Tuesday as host of the COP32 climate summit in 2027, the president of...
Read moreDetailsSenior Tanzanian opposition leaders released on bail, party says
Police in Tanzania released four senior opposition leaders who were arrested for their alleged role in deadly protests against last month's general...
Read moreDetailsNigeria: NDLEA arrests suspected drug kingpin at Lagos Airport
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has arrested a 40-year-old man described as a “notorious drug lord” at Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed International Airport...
Read moreDetailsCameroon: Tchiroma gives authorities 48-hour ultimatum to release post-election detainees
Cameroon's opposition continues to contest the result of the latest presidential election. Presidential runner-up Issa Tchiroma Bakary gave authorities a...
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