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At least 43 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia

At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, the Tunisian Red Crescent told Reuters on Saturday. The boat had set off from...

10 killed in overnight attack on eastern Congo city of Beni

At least 10 people were killed overnight in a raid...

Ethiopia declares ceasefire in Tigray region as rebels take control of capital

Ethiopia's government has declared a ceasefire in its war-torn Tigray...

Al Shabaab attack kills 30 in Somalia, security official says

An estimated 30 people died on Sunday when Somalia's Islamist...

Thirteen peacekeepers wounded in Mali militant attacks

Thirteen UN peacekeepers, 12 Germans and one Belgian, were wounded...

South Africans without internet miss out on Covid vaccines

When Esther Dhlamini went to collect her pension in Johannesburg's...

Ethiopians vote in what government bills as first free election

Ethiopians voted on Monday in national and regional elections that...

Gunmen abduct over 80 students killing police officer in Nigeria

Gunmen killed a police officer and kidnapped at least 80...

Zambia's first president Kaunda passes away

Zambia's first President Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age...

18 killed in Nigeria road crash

Eighteen people were killed in a road crash involving two...

Nigeria's Boko Haram leader is dead, rival militant group says

The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) militant group said...

Gunmen kill 88 people in Nigeria

At least 88 people were killed and scores of others...

Over 130 civilians killed in Burkina Faso attack

Armed men have killed over 132 people in an attack...

Armed assailants kill 100 civilians in Burkina Faso

Armed assailants killed around 100 civilians in an overnight raid...

Nigeria suspends Twitter days after president’s post removed

Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter’s activities,...

Gunmen kidnap students from Islamic school in Niger state

Nigerian officials say gunmen have kidnapped many students from an...

Egyptian court postpones hearing in Suez container ship compensation case

An Egyptian court on Saturday postponed a hearing in a...

Military arrest Mali's president, prime minister

Military officers in Mali detained the president, prime minister and...

Nigerian army chief killed in plane crash

Nigeria's army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has been killed in...

Polish scientists discover ancient Egyptian mummy was pregnant woman

An ancient Egyptian mummy once believed to be the remains...

More than 30 Nigerian soldiers die in militant attack: sources

Militants overrun an army base in northeastern Nigeria, killing more...

Chad President Idriss Deby dies on frontlines, army spokesman says

Chad's President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on...

Nearly a million going hungry in conflict-hit Mozambique, UN says

Almost one million people face severe hunger in northern Mozambique,...

Egyptians celebrate Ramadan despite Covid-19 worries

Egyptians are celebrating the start of the Islamic holy month...

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