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Apr 29, 20242 min read
Togo votes for a new parliament with stronger say in governance
LOME - Voting got under way in legislative elections in Togo on Monday following approval of constitutional reforms by the outgoing...


Apr 27, 20242 min read
South Sudanese comedians find laughs in painful past
JUBA - When Isaac Anthony Lumori launched South Sudan's first weekly comedy show at the height of a civil war in 2014, his performers'...


Apr 27, 20242 min read
Some US troops set to depart Chad, at least temporarily
WASHINGTON - The United States is planning to temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, U.S. officials said on Thursday, a move...


Apr 27, 20241 min read
Kenyan military deployed as East Africa floods kill dozens
NAIROBI - Kenya's military was deployed on Thursday to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed dozens of people across East Africa...

Apr 23, 20244 min read
'Nothing will stand in way' of Rwanda flights after Bill passes: UK PM
London, April 23 - UK Prime Minster Rishi Sunak said "nothing will stand in our way" of getting flights to Rwanda off the ground, as the...


Apr 20, 20242 min read
DR Congo should file complaint against Rwanda with ICJ, says Belgian envoy
GOMA/BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo -Democratic Republic of Congo should file a complaint with the International Court of Justice...


Apr 19, 20242 min read
LGBT Ghanaians await court ruling on restrictive new law
ACCRA -Members of Ghana's LGBT community and activists are waiting to see whether the West African country's president will sign into...


Apr 16, 20242 min read
Nigerian regulator says no record of child deaths from recalled J&J cough syrup
ABUJA -Nigeria's drug regulator has no record of children dying or falling ill from exposure to a batch of cough syrup manufactured by...


Apr 16, 20243 min read
Factbox-Sudan's humanitarian crisis
A year of war between rival military factions in Sudan has pushed parts of the country to the brink of famine, and left 25 million people...


Apr 14, 20244 min read
Sudan's uprooted millions pay price for year-long war
CAIRO/PORT SUDAN - After fleeing from the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail says his ambitions are limited to putting food in the...


Apr 12, 20241 min read
Somalia says it will never accept Ethiopian naval base in Somaliland
NAIROBI - Somalia will never accept Ethiopia's plan to build a naval base in its breakaway region of Somaliland, but it would consider...


Apr 12, 20241 min read
Nearly 55 million people face hunger in West and Central Africa
DAKAR - Soaring prices have helped fuel a food crisis in West and Central Africa, where nearly 55 million people will struggle to...
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