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At least 21 dead and several injured in tribal clashes in Libya

At least 21 people were killed and hundreds wounded in four days of fighting between two rival tribes in the southern Libyan town of...

Egypt journalists’ union head gets two-year jail term

Yehia Qallash took part in protests outside the union's headquarters in Cairo earlier this year. Photo Credit: AFP/Getty The head of the journalists' union in...

Tunisian victims of abuse speak on TV in reconciliation move

Victims of abuse spoke out during a live broadcast on Thursday. Photo Credit: AFP Tunisians who suffered abuse under decades of authoritarian rule have been...

Egyptian policeman gets life sentence for killing man over cup of tea

Photo File Credit: Reuters   An Egyptian court sentenced a policeman who killed a man over the price of a cup of tea to life in...

Egypt clears way for former presidential candidate to return home

A photographer takes a photo of former Prime Minister and current presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq during a news conference in Cairo in 2012. File photo...

Morsi’s death sentence overturned by Egyptian court

The death sentence of the former Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi has been over turned by an Appeals court. A judicial official told the AFP that...

Morocco’s bid for AU membership opposed

Western Sahara has opposed Morocco’s bid to rejoin the African Union unless it recognises the independence of the disputed territory.  Morocco has officially applied to...

Libya fighters free more areas in Sirte

Libyan forces freed more buildings on Wednesday from Islamic State control in Sirte’s Ghiza Bahriya neighbourhood in their decisive final push to oust the...

Spain arrests four on suspicion of Islamist militant activity

Spanish police arrested three men and a woman on Wednesday in Spain's north African enclave Ceuta on suspicion of recruiting young people as Islamist...

[US Elections] More African leaders congratulate president-elect Donald Trump

The world has been stunned by the victory of Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States. African leaders like their citizens have...

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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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