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Tangiers: Bayern Munich striker Nicolas Jackson grabbed a brace as Senegal eased to a 3-0 victory over Botswana in the Africa Cup of...

United Nations:Sudanese transitional Prime Minister Kamil Idris on Monday presented to the UN Security Council a peace initiative aimed at ending the war...

Rabat: Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez is confident his side can make up for poor showings at the last two editions of the Africa...

Mogadishu: The drought emergency in Somalia has significantly deepened, with authorities estimating that 4.61 million people have been affected by prolonged dry conditions...

Mogadishu: Somalia will deploy more than 10,000 security personnel in the capital, Mogadishu, ahead of next week's local elections -- the first direct...

Abuja: Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November, a presidential spokesman...

Johannesburg: Nine people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a cafe outside Johannesburg early Sunday, police said, in the second such...

Cairo: Egypt has reaffirmed its full support for Sudan during its continued ordeal, stressing its enduring commitment to protecting Sudan's unity and territorial...

Rabat, Moroco: The death toll from flash floods that hit the Moroccan coastal town of Safi over the weekend rose to 37, local...

London: The UK Friday imposed sanctions on senior commanders ofSudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) suspected of "heinous violence" in the Darfur hub of...

Geneva: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that it will reduce food rations for Sudanese communities in famine due to...

Cotonou, Benin: Benin's government on Sunday said that it had thwarted an attempted coup, after a group of soldiers announced on state television...

Johannesburg, South Africa: Gunmen stormed a hostel in South Africa's capital Pretoria on Saturday, killing 11 people including a three-year-old child, police said....

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia's Ministry of Health has announced that it is set to start administering Marburg virus vaccine to contain an outbreak of...

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday justified the killing of protesters during recent election unrest, saying it was necessary...

Abuja, Nigeria: Nigeria's defence minister has resigned, the presidency said on Monday, as the country reeled from a security crisis including mass kidnappings...

Kinshasa: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared the end of its 16th Ebola outbreak. Congolese Health Minister Roger Kamba said, "To...

Paris, France: French oil group TotalEnergies said Monday it was selling a 40-percent stake in Nigerian offshore exploration licences to a subsidiary of...