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Ethiopia shuts internet amid regional violence

Authorities have cut off Internet access in eastern Ethiopia amid an outbreak of violence in the region, two local residents said on Wednesday. The residents, one speaking from Oromia region and the other from the city of Harar, said the...

Nigerian forces block lawmakers from entering parliament

Security forces temporarily blocked the entrance to Nigeria’s parliament on...

Congo opposition leader ‘not giving up”, to stand in election

Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Moïse Katumbi says he...

Car explodes in Egyptian capital

An explosion destroyed a car near a bridge in central...

Car bomb blasts kill six in Somalia

Two car bombs hit Somalia on Sunday, killing six people....

Ethiopian soldiers clash with Somali police force

Ethiopian soldiers have clashed with a local police force in...

Ethiopia’s Abiy appoints team to advise govt on privatisation

Ethiopia’s prime minister has appointed a team to advise his...

Newly elected Zimbabwean president calls for unity

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will be a leader...

Mnangagwa wins Zimbabwe's first post-Mugabe poll

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday won a election as...

Business shut down in Zimbabwe, army on patrol

Businesses have shut in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, as the nation...

Ethiopia's exiled Bishop returns

The exiled patriarch of Ethiopia's powerful Orthodox Church, Bishop Merkorios,...

WHO’s Ebola team arrives in Congo

An international delegation has arrived in the town of Beni...

Three die in Zimbabwe troops, protesters clash

Zimbabwe police said three people were killed in Harare on...

Zimbabwe ruling party wins majority of seats in parliament

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party won the majority of seats in...

Zimbabwe's president, rival both confident of election win

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his main opponent, Nelson Chamisa,...

Zimbabweans vote in first election since Mugabe's removal

Zimbabweans go to the polls on Monday in the first...

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe rejects Mnangagwa in election

Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe on Sunday emerged to address...

Malians vote in presidential election

Malian voters were due to decide on Sunday on whether...

Tweets scorn Egypt's Sisi in renewed online criticism

Egyptians renewed online criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on...

Egyptian zoo comes under criticism for painting donkeys like zebras

An Egyptian zoo has come under criticism after being accused...

Pence meets with Ethiopian PM, praises reform efforts

US Vice President Mike Pence met with Ethiopian Prime Minister...

Malians to elect president amid spiralling violence

In the five years since Malians last chose a president,...

S Africa opens door to future Russian nuke deal

South African cannot afford large-scale expansion of its nuclear power...

Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak

Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry on Tuesday declared that...

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