South Africa has unveiled new banknotes and coins, the country’s first significant currency upgrade in more than a decade. The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) announced…
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The Sierra Leone Electoral Commission (ECSL) has cleared presidential opposition candidate Samura Kamara to run in the June election. Mr. Kamara, who was defeated in the…
The first group of 376 Nigerians fleeing the Sudanese crisis arrived in Abuja on Wednesday, after being stranded at the Egyptian border for days due to…
The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill that recommends life imprisonment without the option of a fine for those who manufacture illegal explosives in the country.…
The UN aid chief has stated that ending the fighting in Sudan will be difficult because the warring parties want to “keep it going.” Martin Griffiths…
Mozambique’s military has reclaimed control of a lake in the northern Cabo Delgado region from militant Islamists, according to President Filipe Nyusi. He praised the young…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Sudan’s warring factions to end the fighting immediately before the conflict erupts into a full-fledged war. Mr. Guterres said in…
Many of those fleeing Sudan are refugees from other conflict-torn countries. “You have to stay… until you get a travel document,” says Salam Kanhoush, who fled…
A historic round of peace talks between the Ethiopian government and the rebel Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) ended in failure to reach an agreement to end…
The death toll from landslides and floods in Rwanda has risen to more than 100, according to authorities, following heavy rains in the country. According to…