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Sustained gunshots cause panic in Guinea’s capital
Sustained gunshots were heard near the central prison in Guinea's capital, Conakry, on Tuesday, causing panic in the surrounding neighbourhood,...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s Ramaphosa backs efforts to end Ukraine war in call with Putin
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his country's support for efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict in a phone call...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-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 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 moreDetailsCape Town mayor considers running for leader of key South African coalition partner
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said on Thursday that he was considering running for the leadership of the Democratic Alliance,...
Read moreDetailsEthiopian PM accuses Eritrea of committing atrocities during Tigray War
In the latest twist in their volatile relations, Ethiopia on Tuesday accused its former ally, Eritrea, of committing mass killings...
Read moreDetailsKey South African coalition partner to get new leader in April
South Africa's Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said on Wednesday that he would not seek re-election in the party's leadership...
Read moreDetailsZambia awaits Edgar Lungu’s funeral as burial dispute drags on
Eight months after the death of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, on 5 June 2025 in South Africa, the question...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau junta releases opposition leader, vows inclusive government
The junta that seized power in Guinea-Bissau in a coup in November has vowed to bring the revolutionary PAIGC party...
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