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Uganda registers six new cases of Ebola in latest outbreak
Uganda on Thursday said it had detected six new cases of Ebola, raising the total number of confirmed cases to...
South Africa wants UK to return ‘stolen’ 500 carat Great Star of Africa diamond following Queen’s death
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has reignited the debate in South Africa, a former colony of Britain, over the...
Libya is second largest oil producer in Africa, OPEC says
Angola and Libya have overtaken Nigeria as Africa's highest crude oil producers, a report by the Organisation of the Petroleum...
‘Hustler’ Ruto sworn in as Kenya’s fifth president
William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya's fifth president on Tuesday, a week after the Supreme Court rejected a challenge...
Uganda pays $65 million to DRC as part of war reparations
Uganda has paid the Democratic Republic of Congo $65 million in reparations for past illegal invasion, justice minister Rose Mutombo...
Diamond mine bursts in South Africa, causes massive flooding
A dormant mine dam burst in central South Africa on Sunday, killing at least one and injuring some 40 others. The...
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye launches purge after fears of coup plot
Burundi's president has sacked Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni days after he claimed unnamed "powerful people" were plotting a coup...
Zambia to forfeit euro bond due in September – Finance minister
Zambia will not be paying its $750 million euro bond due in September until new terms of payment are agreed...
UN Chief appoints Senegal’s Bathily to head UN Libya mission
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment Friday of former Senegalese minister and UN diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily to be the...
Tribal violence flares again in Sudan’s Blue Nile
Seven people were killed and 23 injured as tribal violence flared in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state, the state's security...