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Burhan says Sudan 'in agreement' with Ethiopia on controversial dam 26 Jan 2023 - 06:00 pm

Khartoum: Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Thursday that Khartoum and Addis Ababa are "aligned and in agreement" on a controversial...

Morocco extradites French cybercrime suspect to US: police source 25 Jan 2023 - 09:52 pm

Rabat: Morocco on Wednesday extradited to the United States a French national wanted for a string of alleged cybercrimes, a Moroccan police source...

Russia's Lavrov blasts West in new Africa tour 25 Jan 2023 - 08:28 pm

Luanda: The Kremlin's top diplomat slammed the West and praised Angola's "balanced position" on international affairs on Wednesday as he pursued an African...

France to pull troops from Burkina Faso within a month: ministry 25 Jan 2023 - 07:31 pm

Paris: France has received a request from junta-ruled Burkina Faso to withdraw its troops from the Sahel country and will do so within...

Tanzanian opposition leader returns home after two years in exile 25 Jan 2023 - 02:48 pm

DarEsSalaam: Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu returned home after more than two years in exile in Europe to a...

Hundreds protest S. Africa energy crisis 25 Jan 2023 - 01:21 pm

Johannesburg: Hundreds of people took to the streets in Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest a prolonged energy crisis causing record power cuts in...

Somali PM meets UNICEF delegation 25 Jan 2023 - 12:29 pm

Mogadishu: Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre met Wednesday with a delegation from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), headed by the Regional...

S. Africa's Astral flags profit plunge as power crisis hits poultry production 25 Jan 2023 - 12:04 pm

Harare:Astral Foods expects a 90% plunge in mid-year profit, the poultry processor said on Wednesday, citing rolling power cuts in South Africa that...

Cholera death toll passes 1,000 in Malawi as outbreak spreads 25 Jan 2023 - 11:45 am

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has passed 1,000 while cases have risen to 30,621, the highest on record in...

Niger army says killed 11 extremists 25 Jan 2023 - 12:26 am

Niamey: Niger's army on Tuesday said it had killed 11 "terrorists" and captured six last week in a restive region plagued by insurgents...

Malawi cholera death toll passes 1,000 24 Jan 2023 - 11:07 pm

Lilongwe, Malawi: A cholera outbreak in Malawi has killed more than 1,000 people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday as the country ran...

Mauritanian ex-president heads into historic trial 24 Jan 2023 - 11:04 pm

Nouakchott: Mauritania's ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz goes on trial on graft charges on Wednesday in an exceptional prosecution of a former African...

Rwanda says DR Congo warplane violated airspace 24 Jan 2023 - 09:13 pm

Kigali: The Rwandan government said a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo violated its airspace on Tuesday as tensions soar between...

Uganda unveils first commercial oil production drilling programme 24 Jan 2023 - 07:45 pm

Kampala: Uganda on Tuesday commissioned the first of its four planned oil rigs and the start of drilling the first production well, a...

WHO says doctor abducted in Mali 24 Jan 2023 - 06:56 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that one of its doctors had been abducted in Mali, adding that the motivation behind...

Power, Rail Outages Cloud Outlook for South Africa Fuel Producer 24 Jan 2023 - 03:56 pm

Sasol Ltd. said incessant power blackouts in South Africa coupled with rail and port bottlenecks are making it difficulty for the nation’s biggest...

Kenyan rugby ace Collins Injera retires aged 36 24 Jan 2023 - 12:00 pm

Nairobi: Kenya's all-time top try scorer Collins Injera announced his retirement on Tuesday after a 17-year rugby career. The towering 36-year-old is second...