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Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
Seven Ethiopian armed groups, including longstanding enemies who fought on opposite sides of a 2020-2022 civil war, said they have...
Read moreDetailsUS gives UN more time to end support for Somalia peacekeepers
The United States has agreed to give the UN another year to wind down its support for African peacekeepers in...
Read moreDetailsSouth African police find a ninth woman’s body near Johannesburg
South African police said they found a ninth woman's body near Johannesburg on Thursday as they investigated a series of...
Read moreDetailsNigeria sends state police amendment bill to state assemblies for ratification
Nigeria's parliament has sent a constitutional amendment bill that would establish state police forces to the country's 36 state assemblies...
Read moreDetailsNiger appoints new Chief of Staff of Armed Forces after foiled mutiny
Two weeks after a foiled mutiny attempted to oust him from power, the head of Niger’s military regime has appointed...
Read moreDetailsRebel-held eastern Congo records new Ebola case after declaring outbreak over
A new Ebola case has been recorded in an area controlled by AFC/M23 rebels in eastern Congo, the group said,...
Read moreDetailsAs schools re-open, Congo drops remote learning plan in Ebola red zone
Schools reopened this week in areas of Democratic Republic of Congo hardest hit by Ebola, after authorities decided the risk...
Read moreDetailsMore than 6,000 people infected with Ebola in Congo, government figures show
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 6,000 mark, government data showed on Monday....
Read moreDetailsNigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds
Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is...
Read moreDetailsSon of Uganda’s president says he will stand for top job in 2031
Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of the country's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni, said he would run...
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