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Al Shabaab takes over Somali town, kills 61

Al Shabaab militants captured a town in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Thursday, a senior official said, and the group said it had killed...

Kenyan nurses on strike over pay dispute

Kenyan government nurses have gone on strike over delays in an agreement that will give them pay rises, a union official said on Tuesday,...

Al Shabaab behind bomb attack on Somali police station

A bomb planted in a police station killed at least one policeman in Somalia's southern port city of Kismayu on Monday, and militant Islamist...

Botched anti-measles campaign kills 15 children in South Sudan

At least 15 children died in South Sudan in early May after health workers vaccinating them against measles used the same syringe without sterilizing...

Four Kenyan police, civilian killed by roadside bomb

Four police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in southeastern Kenya, a week after 14 others died in similar attacks...

China-built railway, biggest Kenya project opened

Kenya's president has opened the country's largest infrastructure project since independence. The $3bn Chinese-backed railway project eventually will link a large part of East Africa...

Al-Shabab stones man to death for adultery in Somalia

Somali militants have stoned a man to death after an Islamic court convicted him of adultery. Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44, was buried neck-deep and pelted...

Vatican cancels Pope’s visit to South Sudan this year

The Vatican said on Tuesday it had scrapped tentative plans for Pope Francis to make a visit this year to South Sudan, which has...

One killed in Kenya after rally attended by President Kenyatta

Police shot dead one person in northern Kenya's Isiolo county after a political rally attended by President Uhuru Kenyatta at which supporters of rival...

Suspect in Kenya’s ranch raids found dead

A Kenyan politician being investigated for the raids in private farms in the Laikipia region has been found dead. Thomas Minito's body was found floating...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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