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Tanzania's president John Magufuli dies amid Covid rumours

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state television. Magufuli had not...

58 killed in Niger after attacks near Malian border

At least 58 people have been killed in Niger after...

Insurgents beheading children in Mozambique, aid agency reports

Aid agency Save the Children says Islamist militants are beheading...

Kidnapped Nigerian students beg for help

A video of some of the students kidnapped from a...

Number of missing Nigerian students raised to 39 after armed raid

Nine more students than originally thought are missing after gunmen...

Death toll from Equatorial Guinea explosions jumps to 98

The death toll from a series of explosions in a...

War crimes court orders record $30m compensation for Congo victims

Child soldiers and other victims of convicted Congolese militia leader...

Explosions kill at least 20 in Equatorial Guinea

A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial...

20 killed by suicide car bomb in Somalia

At least 20 people were killed and 30 injured by...

Mali, Emirates facilitated Venezuelan gold trade in 2020?

Venezuela sent gold to Mali in 2020 via Russian-owned planes...

10 killed in South Sudan plane crash

Ten people were killed in a commercial plane crash in...

World Bank preparing COVID-19 vaccine funds for African countries

The World Bank is preparing emergency financing to help about...

Children abducted in Nigeria's Niger state released, says governor

Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 42 people, including 27...

Scores of female students abducted in Nigeria

Scores of students were abducted by gunmen who stormed an...

Ghana first nation to receive COVAX vaccines

Ghana has become the first country in the world to...

Italy's envoy to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

Italy’s ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo, his bodyguard and...

Nigerian air force passenger plane crash kills seven

A small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed just outside...

Africa's Covid deaths near 100,000 after second wave

Africa’s total reported death toll from Covid-19 was approaching 100,000...

Uganda security personnel beat journalists covering rights abuse petition

Ugandan military and police officers beat and seriously injured journalists...

Gunmen kill student, abduct 27 in Nigeria school attack

Unidentified gunmen killed a student in an overnight attack on...

South Africa asks Serum Institute to take back 1.0m vaccine doses

South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to...

Guinea declares new Ebola outbreak

Guinea declared a new Ebola outbreak on Sunday when tests...

Africa's miners, winemakers toast China's row with Australia

For South African winemaker Vergenoegd Löw, the pandemic could have...

South Africa suspends use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

South Africa has suspended plans to inoculate its front-line health...

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