About 120 school pupils have been hospitalised in South Sudan after a deworming exercise by public health officials led to them falling ill. Local media reported that the children were alleg... Read more
The head of the European Union in Liberia has apologised for saying that Liberia’s capital Monrovia is a “disgusting” and “dirty” city, following a backlash. La... Read more
Prosecutors in Egypt have ordered the arrest of three people following the dumping of thousands of unused doses of a coronavirus vaccine near the city of Minya, 200km (125 miles) south of Ca... Read more
A Colombian nun kidnapped by Islamists in Mali four years ago has been freed. Gloria Cecilia Narváez was taken hostage in 2017 while working as a missionary in Koutiala, about 400 kilometres... Read more
Zambia’s new government has revealed that the country owes Chinese lenders more than $6bn (£4.4bn). Since the defeat of President Edgar Lungu in August there has been a lot of speculation ar... Read more
Sierra Leone has formally abolished the death penalty, after President Julius Maada Bio signed into law a new measure outlawing capital punishment that was agreed by MPs in July. “As a... Read more
Police in Nigeria have rescued 47 people from what they describe as a “torture house” in the northern state of Kano. The property, in Kano city, was supposed to be a rehabilitati... Read more
Guinea’s military leader has named former civil servant Mohamed Beavogui as prime minister to oversee transition to civilian rule following last month’s coup. Mr Beavogui, 68, is... Read more
Events are being held in South Africa to mark the 90th birthday of the Nobel peace prize winner, Desmond Tutu. He’s expected to attend a service at St George’s cathedral in Cape... Read more
Mali’s foreign ministry summoned France’s ambassador on Tuesday to protest against comments by French President Emmanuel Macron on the country’s military-dominated governme... Read more
Congo-Brazzaville’s President Denis Sassou-Nguesso could take legal action after he was named in the leaked documents, French broadcaster RFI reports quoting the information minister.... Read more
Suspected Islamist militants have killed 14 soldiers in northern Burkina Faso. Seven other soldiers were wounded in the attack near the town of Yirgou, early on Monday. The defence ministry... Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he hopes the diplomatic tension with Algeria will ease soon. “My wish is that we can calm things down because I think it is better to talk to... Read more
Striking doctors in Nigeria’s public hospitals have suspended their two-month-long industrial action. The strike, by resident doctors who are training to be specialists, had almost cri... Read more
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