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Ex-Somali leader Mohamud wins presidency to face war and drought

Former Somali leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidency again in voting by parliamentarians on Sunday in an airport hangar protected by blast walls from Islamist insurgents whom he must now fight for a second time. The 66-year-old, who ruled...

Somali legislators gather to choose new president

Somali parliamentarians met on Sunday in a heavily-fortified airport hangar...

Families desperately await news of Burkina miners trapped for 26 days

The families of eight missing miners in Burkina Faso desperately...

Eleven dead after Haitian migrant vessel capsizes near Puerto Rico

At least 11 people drowned when a vessel carrying Haitian...

Uganda conducts preliminary studies on issuing digital currency

Uganda's central bank is considering whether to issue a digital...

UN chief calls for debt relief, post-Covid investment on West Africa trip

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged debt relief for...

South Africa may be entering fifth Covid-19 wave earlier than expected

South Africa may be entering a fifth Covid-19 wave earlier...

Congo starts vaccinations to stem 14th Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo has kicked off Ebola vaccinations...

Nigeria market blast leaves three dead, 19 injured

Three people were killed and 19 injured after an explosion...

Military deployed in South Africa's flood-ravaged province

Thousands of South African soldiers will help with relief efforts...

Floods cause $684.58m in damage in South African province

Floods have killed more than 400 and caused at least...

Boat capsizes off Libyan coast, 35 presumed dead

A migrant boat has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving...

South Africa floods: Death toll hits 400 

South African authorities were releasing emergency funds on Friday to...

32 die in Zimbabwean bus accident

At least 32 people died Thursday night when a bus...

Flood in South Africa leaves at least 341 people dead

A devastating flood in South Africa's eastern coastal province earlier...

South Africa's Ramaphosa visits flood victims as death toll rises to 306

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Wednesday to help...

Flood kills 20 in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province 

Prolonged rains and flooding in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province have...

Elephant tramples Colombian researcher to death in Uganda

An elephant trampled to death a Colombian researcher who was...

Power blackout hits Nigeria weeks after president’s apology for last outage

Many Nigerians have once again been left without state-supplied electricity...

Nigerian atheist sentenced to 24 years in jail for blasphemy

A Nigerian atheist and outspoken critic of religion was sentenced...

Mali military operation in Moura area kills 200 militants

Mali's military said it has killed over 200 Islamist militants...

Suspected bandits attack passenger train in Nigeria

Suspected bandits attacked a passenger train headed to the northern...

South Africa's president blames NATO for war in Ukraine

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday blamed NATO for...

Gunmen kill 62 vigilantes in Nigeria

Gunmen ambushed and killed at least 62 members of a...

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