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Russia-Burundi nuclear energy deal in final stage - Lavrov

Russia-Burundi nuclear energy deal in final stage - Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that final preparations are being...

Tributes pour in for South Africa's Eusebius McKaiser

Tributes pour in for South Africa's Eusebius McKaiser

Social media has being used by South Africans to pay tribute to the late broadcaster...

Namibians die after eating suspected toxic porridge

Namibians die after eating suspected toxic porridge

After consuming allegedly deadly food in Namibia, thirteen people died in a span...

Sudan army withdraws from truce talks – sources

Sudan army withdraws from truce talks – sources

According to Sudanese officials, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have...

CAR leader announces referendum for new constitution

CAR leader announces referendum for new constitution

Faustin Archange Touadera, the president of the Central African Republic, has declared...

One dead, 50 missing in Ghana boat tragedy

One dead, 50 missing in Ghana boat tragedy

Following a boat mishap on Ghana's Black Volta River in the Savannah Region, one...

Ugandan president signs anti-gay bill into law

Ugandan president signs anti-gay bill into law

Yoweri Museveni, the president of Uganda, has signed the contentious anti-homosexuality...

Turkey election: Erdogan wins historic runoff

Turkey election: Erdogan wins historic runoff

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country's current leader, won a slim victory in the Sunday...

Sierra Leone's iconic cotton tree felled by storm

Sierra Leone's iconic cotton tree felled by storm

President Bio has said there will be something at the same spot to represent the...

Zimbabwe accused of freeing 'dangerous rapists' in amnesty

Zimbabwe accused of freeing 'dangerous rapists' in amnesty

The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), the largest opposition group in Zimbabwe,...

China denies hacking Kenyan state agencies

China denies hacking Kenyan state agencies

Kenya's embassy in China has refuted a Reuters report that said Chinese hackers...

Nigerian influencer apologises over migration comments

Nigerian influencer apologises over migration comments

A Nigerian influencer who told the BBC that some Nigerians enroll in degree programs...

Nigerian students inhale tear gas after drill blunder

Nigerian students inhale tear gas after drill blunder

When the school authorities were told to close for the day due to the event, some...

Prominent Algerian opposition leader detained

Prominent Algerian opposition leader detained

According to reports, he was taken into custody on Tuesday in an Algiers neighborhood.

Uganda restricts pilgrims from trekking overnight

Uganda restricts pilgrims from trekking overnight

For the celebration of Martyrs' Day next month at Namugongo Shrine, Ugandan authorities...

Liberia loses trace of suspects after $100m drug trial

Liberia loses trace of suspects after $100m drug trial

Following an unexpected acquittal by the trial jury, the authorities in Liberia...

Sudan truce holding despite early breaches

Sudan truce holding despite early breaches

General Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of the paramilitary RSF, released a belligerent...

Mozambican capital restricts beach access amid crime

Mozambican capital restricts beach access amid crime

The Costa do Sol beach, a well-liked location for gatherings and sporting events,...

Ghanaian peacekeeper named UN gender award winner

Ghanaian peacekeeper named UN gender award winner

A Ghanaian peacekeeper working in the contentious Abyei border region between Sudan...

Probe as Malawi fire guts sensitive state offices

Probe as Malawi fire guts sensitive state offices

The Malawian administration claims to be looking into a strange fire that burned...

Nigeria seizes UK-bound narcotics worth $1.2m

Nigeria seizes UK-bound narcotics worth $1.2m

A 30kg shipment of methamphetamine worth $1.2 million (£960,000) was intercepted...

SA opposition wants ministers' lavish homes probed

SA opposition wants ministers' lavish homes probed

According to South Africa's largest opposition party, inflated contracts for maintaining...

Scans seek to show how Egypt artists created mummy coffins

Scans seek to show how Egypt artists created mummy coffins

The scans are part of a study to find out how artists created the elaborate coffins...

Nigerian police search for kidnapped priest

Nigerian police search for kidnapped priest

The kidnapping is the most recent in a string of incidents in which clergy members...

Gambian army 'sorry' after soldiers tear off opposition posters

Gambian army 'sorry' after soldiers tear off opposition...

After some troops were spotted tearing down Mayor Taliba Ahmed Bensouda's campaign...

Zimbabwe pardons over 4,000 prisoners to decongest jails

Zimbabwe pardons over 4,000 prisoners to decongest jails

A presidential amnesty decision intended to relieve pressure on the nation's overcrowded...