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Gunmen kill student, abduct 27 in Nigeria school attack

Unidentified gunmen killed a student in an overnight attack on a boarding school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Wednesday and kidnapped 42 people including 27 students, the state governor said. The assailants stormed the Government Science secondary...

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...

Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist after four years

Egyptian authorities on Saturday released a journalist working for Qatar’s...

Ugandan rebel commander found responsible for war crimes

A former Ugandan child soldier who became a commander of...

32 killed in Uganda road crash

Thirty-two people were killed and five others injured in a...

'3,000 Ugandan opposition supporters abducted by state agents'

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine and his party said on...

Nine killed in hotel attack in Somali capital

At least nine were killed after al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents...

Violence displaces over 200,000 in Central African Republic, UN says

More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in the Central...

Ugandan court orders freedom of opposition leader

A Ugandan court on Monday ordered the security forces to...

ICC has arrested African war crimes suspect Said

The International Criminal Court on Sunday said it had taken...

Pirates kidnap 15 sailors from Turkish container ship off Nigeria

Pirates off Nigeria’s coast kidnapped 15 sailors from a Turkish...

South African jazz 'giant' Jonas Gwangwa dies

South Africa jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, whose music...

'Choose - I kill you or rape you': abuse accusations surge in Ethiopia's war

The young coffee seller said she was split from family...

Africa's COVID-19 death rate tops global rate

Africa's coronavirus case fatality rate stands at 2.5 per cent,...

Uganda accuses US ambassador of subversion for trying to visit candidate

Uganda accused the US ambassador on Tuesday of seeking to...

Uganda accuses US envoy of subversion for trying to visit opposition candidate

Uganda accused the US ambassador on Tuesday of seeking to...

Ugandan opposition challenges election result

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party said on Sunday that...

Militia attack in Sudan's Darfur region claims 48 lives

At least 48 people died and 97 people were injured...

Uganda's Museveni takes lead in allegedly rigged polls

Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni had a commanding lead in Uganda’s...

46 civilians feared killed in eastern Congo attack

At least 46 civilians are reported to have been killed...

Uganda orders indefinite internet blackout

Uganda’s communications regulator ordered telecoms operators in the country to...

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