“We are all concerned about the new Covid variant and owe South Africa’s scientists our thanks for identifying it […]” Malawi President

Egypt, the most populous Arab country, recorded the third most executions in the world – behind China and Iran according to AI

The latest attack brings the number of fatalities among civilians and the security forces in northern Burkina to at least 79 in 11 days

Wednesday, Tanzania Education Minister said that “pregnant school girls will be allowed to continue with formal education after delivery.”

Britain has been advising its citizens to leave Ethiopia since 9 November due to the worsening conflict between the government and the rebels

One soldier was also killed on Monday in the Imo district of Oru East, where troops clashed with gunmen who set fire to buildings

The US reserves, held in underground depots in Texas and Louisiana, are the largest emergency supply of oil in the world

Police have tightened security in recent weeks after Uganda suffered a series of deadly attacks, including last week’s suicide bombings

Following talks with visiting Kenyan counterpart, South Africa’s President said they had discussed the “grave situation” in Ethiopia

Adbiazis Mohamud Guled, prominent journalist in Mogadishu was killed by a suicide bomber, Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility

Thursday, counter-terrorism officers in the west of the country killed four suspected terrorists in Uganda, the fifth near the capital

The inmates were picked up in a town about 200 km east of Nairobi, following their jailbreak from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said her office had repeatedly appealed to Sudan’s military and security forces

Nigeria Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s office said in a statement late Wednesday that the death toll had risen to 43

The IMF said its staff had completed a virtual mission to Zimbabwe and noted “significant” efforts by authorities

The death toll after the shipwreck in DR Congo on Tuesday, rose to 22 – Of the 145 people on board, 111 had survived

Burkina Faso’s opposition last week demanded “urgent measures” amid the deterioration of the country’s security situation

Matiangi said exit points along the border had been placed on high alert with fears the trio could try to slip out of Kenya undetected

The attacks follow two blasts last month – a bus explosion near Kampala and a bombing at a roadside eatery in the capital

EIC of the armed forces newspaper, charged that Al Jazeera had “published unrealistic reports and released old videos […]”

Al Jazeera, said it “holds the Sudanese military authority responsible for the safety its employees”, denounced the detention of Kabbashi

Despite stepped-up controls, migrant departures from Morocco’s coasts have increased – the passengers received first aid aboard navy units

Since September, Nigerian troops have been conducting ground and air offensives on bandit camps in neighbouring Zamfara state

The union named all eight protesters killed, including a girl, 13, who had suffered a shot to the head, with Sudan deadliest crackdown

“I think we are intelligent enough to solve our problems together,” Guinea junta leader Mamady Doumbouya said