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Rabat: Tens of thousands of Moroccans demonstrated Sunday in the capital Rabat against the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, calling for...

Nairobi: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has warned neighbour Ethiopia against launching a new war between the bitter foes, with tensions high in the...

Nairobi: Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of "facilitation of terrorist acts" during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators...

Doha: Qatar yesterday, July 19, 2025, hosted a signing ceremony for a Declaration of Principles between the Government of the Democratic Republic of...

Khartoum: Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris on Saturday pledged to rebuild Khartoum on his first visit to the capital, ravaged by more than...

Monrovia: Hundreds of Liberians took to the streets on Thursday, angry over perceived corruption in President Joseph Boakai's government and democratic backsliding in...

Port Sudan, Sudan: Sudanese farmers and activists said Monday that Ethiopian militias had conducted cross-border raids on agricultural villages, disrupting the sowing season...

YAOUNDE: Cameroonwill hold its presidential election on Oct. 12, according to a decree signed Friday by President Paul Biya. Polling stations will open...

Nairobi: Kenyan President William Ruto has approved the appointment of a new chairman and six commissioners to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission...

Nairobi: Kenya's electoral commissioners were sworn in on Friday, following months of legal wrangling, paving the way for polls in 2027. The Independent...

Bamako: Authorities in junta-led Mali are selling gold from a major mine seized from Canadian firm Barrick last month, with the aim of...

Harare: Zimbabwe projects its per capita income to surpass 3,000 U.S. dollars in 2025 due to an improvement in economic activity, a minister...

KAMPALA: The national teams of Algeria and Zimbabwe have sailed through to the semi-final stage of the Rugby Africa Cup 2025. Algeria humbled...

Cairo: At least four people were killed and 27 injured in a fire at a major telecomms centre in Egypt's capital that caused...

Cairo: A fire broke out on Monday inside a telecommunication building in the Egyptian capitalCairo, injuring 14 people, causing a partial disruption of...

Nairobi: Ten people have been killed across Kenya during demonstrations to mark a historic protest day, a rights body in the east African...

Lagos: Regulators have levied a 766 million naira fine (about $500,000) on the Nigerian subsidiary of Africa's biggest subscription television operator for a...

Dar Es Salaam:Tanzania is set to host a high-level Pan-African summit focusing on the future of social security on the continent, a senior...