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UN chief condemns attempted coup in Gabon 07 Jan 2019 - 08:53 pm

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned an attempted coup in Gabon, his spokesman said, recalling that the UN...

Actor Ryan Gosling urges credible election results in Congo 07 Jan 2019 - 06:30 pm

JOHANNESBURG - As tensions build in Congo over the delay in announcing the election results, actor Ryan Gosling and activists with whom he...

Ethiopia, Eritrea reopen another border crossing 07 Jan 2019 - 04:24 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday reopened a border crossing between their countries as part...

Congo government defends trouble-hit election process 03 Jan 2019 - 03:23 pm

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Thursday defended the credibility of last weekend's disorganised presidential election and its decision to cut Internet...

Madagascar police fire tear gas to break up opposition protest 02 Jan 2019 - 04:11 pm

Antananarivo: Madagascan security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas to break up a protest by supporters of losing presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana, who...

Burkina Faso declares emergency in violence-hit provinces 31 Dec 2018 - 07:14 pm

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso is declaring a state of emergency in provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said on Monday....

Gambia's journalists, free from dictator, work to win trust 31 Dec 2018 - 02:32 pm

DAKAR, Senegal: Journalists in Gambia have launched a self-regulatory body they hope will offer legitimacy, and far more freedom, to media emerging from...

Most internet connections down in Congo capital after election - residents 31 Dec 2018 - 01:36 pm

KINSHASA: Most mobile internet connections in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa were down on Monday, residents said, the day after a presidential...

Congo voters barred over Ebola vote anyway, by the thousands 30 Dec 2018 - 04:40 pm

BENI, Congo: They were barred from voting in Congo's presidential election. They voted anyway. On Sunday, thousands of men and women gathered in...

Congo votes for successor to Kabila in long-delayed election 30 Dec 2018 - 02:52 pm

The Democratic Republic of Congo started voting Sunday for a successor to long-serving President Joseph Kabila after a tense campaign the opposition said...

DR Congo goes to the polls after troubled odyssey 30 Dec 2018 - 11:03 am

Kinshasa: Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo went to the polls on Sunday in elections that will shape the future of their...

Burundi acquits rights activists sentenced to 10-year terms 27 Dec 2018 - 05:30 pm

Nairobi: A Burundian court has acquitted three civil rights activists who had been handed 10-year jail terms for undermining state security, their organisation...

13 Nigerian troops, policeman killed in Boko Haram attack 26 Dec 2018 - 02:53 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists ambushed a military convoy in northeastern Nigeria, killing 13 soldiers and a policeman, the army said Wednesday, while...

Confusion, anger grow as Congo faces Sunday's election 25 Dec 2018 - 07:09 pm

KINSHASA, Congo: As Congo hurtles toward Sunday's already troubled election, the opposition on Tuesday urged mobile phone companies to disable SIM cards provided...

Canada PM Justin Trudeau on surprise visit to forces in Mali 23 Dec 2018 - 05:33 pm

BAMAKO, Mali: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise holiday visit to Mali this weekend to see troops on a U.N. peacekeeping...

Five dead in DR Congo landslide 22 Dec 2018 - 05:34 pm

Bukavu, DR Congo: Four women and a child died when a landslide flattened their houses after heavy rain in Bukavu in eastern DR...

Accident in Western Kenya kills 17 people 22 Dec 2018 - 01:24 pm

Nairobi: At least 17 people have been killed in western Kenya after a petrol tanker collided with a stationary minibus. St John Ambulance...

Rajoelina leads in Madagascar election: partial results 21 Dec 2018 - 11:19 am

Antananarivo, Former president Andry Rajoelina on Friday took an early lead in Madagascar's election count with a clear advantage over his rival Marc...