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WATCH | Bodies pulled out of well point to killings in areas recaptured from Sudan fighters
In a part of Sudan recaptured by the army just weeks ago after nearly two years under the control of paramilitary fighters, Red Crescent volunteers in hazmat suits and masks ...
Airstrike kills at least 19 in South Sudan town, residents say
An airstrike by South Sudan's airforce killed at least 19 people in the country's east, residents said, less than two weeks after government forces ...
Rwanda and Belgium expel each other's diplomats over DRC conflict
Belgium and Rwanda announced the expulsion of each other's diplomats, as relations deteriorated over allegations about their respective roles in the ...
Somalia and Somaliland say no talks on resettling ...
Nigeria's lower house of parliament passes tax ...
DRC and M23 rebels to begin direct peace talks on March 18, Angola says
Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on March ...
Nigeria will be able to meet Opec output target: state oil company exec
Nigeria will be able to meet Opec's production target, an executive from Nigeria's state oil company NNPC said on ...
US open to minerals-for-security deal with DRC, says state department
The US is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Democratic Republic of Congo, the state department said ...
DRC refugees pour into Burundi, conditions dire: UN
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sent 63,000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest ...
Nigerian competition agency sues MultiChoice over price hike
Nigeria's competition commission is suing the local unit of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, Africa's biggest pay ...
New Ebola cluster detected in Uganda: Africa CDC
A new cluster of Ebola cases has emerged in Uganda, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on ...
Uganda's Ebola caseload rises to 12: WHO
Uganda's Ebola virus caseload has risen to 12, up from 10, with two people who died early last month being considered ...
UN appeals for funds to help contain Uganda Ebola outbreak
The UN has launched an emergency appeal to raise $11.2m (R206.1m) to help fund Uganda's response to an Ebola outbreak ...
Infants as young as one raped in Sudan, says Unicef
Children under five, including babies, are among victims of sexual violence in the war between Sudan's army and the ...
Libya announces first bidding round for oil exploration in 17 years
Libya plans its first bidding round for oil exploration in more than 17 years, Masoud Suleman, acting chair of the ...
Uganda reports second Ebola death, a 4-year-old child: WHO
A second Ebola patient, a four-year-old child, has died in Uganda, the World Health Organisation says, citing the ...
More than 40 al Shabaab members killed by Somali security forces: SNTV
More than 40 members of the Islamist al Shabaab armed group were eliminated in an operation by the Somali National Army ...
Namibia's top court dismisses opposition election challenge
Swapo's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will be sworn in as Namibia's first female president on March 21.
UN halts food help in Sudan camp, warns thousands could starve
The UN World Food Programme has temporarily stopped distributing food aid in a famine-struck camp for displaced people ...
Eastern and Southern African blocs weigh deployment to eastern DRC
Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of eastern ...
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