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Nigerian medics issue ultimatum over salary
Nigerian doctors working in public hospitals have given the government a two-week...
South Africa: Suspected gas leak leaves 17 dead in Boksburg
A suspected gas leak in South Africa has led to the deaths of 17 people, local officials...
Kenyans arrested after alleged period-check stripping order
Three people working at a Kenyan food manufacturer have been arrested following...
'No medicine and no bread' for Sudan city residents
People in Omdurman, the city adjacent to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, have told the...
Case thrown out against 'tortured Zimbabwe abductees'
Zimbabwean human rights defenders are celebrating after the High Court threw out...
Somali forces take over areas vacated by AU troops
Somali forces have assumed security responsibilities in five of six sectors where...
Kenya elephant dung study reveals varied diet
The scientists hope this dietary knowledge will help with the conservation of wild...
South Sudan to hold first election since independence
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has said the country's long-delayed elections...
Kenyan women having fewer children - survey
Over the past decade growing numbers of women in Kenya have been opting to have...
South Africa opposition plan anti-ANC pact
South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), along with six other parties,...
Protests called against Senegal leader seeking third term
The Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has called on the public to "come...
Kenyan president lifts six-year ban on logging
Kenya's President William Ruto has lifted a ban on logging imposed six years ago.
France riots ease as mayors call anti-violence rally
Riots in France appear to be calming, after five days of violent protests in response...
Tanzania lifts night bus travel ban after decades
Tanzania has lifted a ban on night-time upcountry bus travel that was imposed decades...
South Africa floods kill seven
At least seven people are reported to have died from floods in South Africa's Kwazulu-Natal...
Rwanda defends safety record over UK asylum ruling
Rwanda says it has an "excellent record of taking care of refugees", and has criticised...
Rwanda ex-policeman sentenced to life for genocide
A court in France has sentenced to life imprisonment a former Rwandan police officer,...
Anger in Paris after police kill teen in traffic stop
Protests and unrest erupted in the Paris region overnight after police shot dead...
South Koreans become younger under new age-counting law
South Koreans have become a year or two younger as a new law aligns the nation's...
Tinubu's 100-vehicle Lagos convoy raises eyebrows
Eyebrows were raised in the Nigerian city of Lagos at the grand arrival in the city...
Africa's week in pictures: 16-22 June 2023
Team Eswatini join the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games in Germany...
Kenya-EU trade deal: Why the East African Community was...
Kenya's President William Ruto hailed his country's "remarkable partnership" with...
Sudan forces trade blame over spy agency HQ attack
Rival Sudanese forces have accused each other of bombing the intelligence headquarters...
SA warning over wild cats roaming in Northern Cape
Residents of part of South Africa’s Northern Cape province have been warned to be...
Nigeria's ex-central bank boss challenges detention
Nigeria’s suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele has challenged in court...
US calls for orderly UN withdrawal from Mali
Mali accuses Minusma, whose current mandate expires next week, of "failing" to respond...