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Six candidates, including former finance minister Rishi Sunak, are now in the running to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader. Voting will continue next week until…
Nigeria’s borders crossings with Benin and Niger remain sealed despite a warning that the shutdown is harming prosperity
Despite Africa bearing the brunt of erratic global weather patterns, many people are still unfamiliar with climate change, a new survey says
Health officials fear an Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC could spread in Goma. Earlier in July, the city registered its first case
A Sudanese investigation said that 87 people were killed when security forces broke up a protest in June. The probe’s death toll sparked fresh anger
The introduction of a social media tax a year ago in Uganda caused an outcry from government critics and rights groups
The presence of the virus has raised concerns of an outbreak in the densely populated area along the Rwandan border
The African free trade agreement is hailed as a huge step forward by some, but criticized as a project with little chance of coming true by others
Migrants in Tripoli are staging a hunger strike demanding better protection by the UN as the death toll rises to staggering heights
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister looks increasingly vulnerable as he faces deep divisions in the ruling coalition and simmering ethnic conflicts
Home to nearly one million people, Bunia is the latest Congolese city to report an Ebola infection
Guineans hope the poll will mark the end of a long period of political crisis in the West African country
Macky Sall has secured a solid majority of votes, winning a second term without the need for a run-off vote
Rights groups are demanding an investigation into the death of activist Caroline Mwatha. Police claim she died during a failed abortion
Africa has one of the largest stateless populations in the world, however governments have only recently started to recognise it as a serious problem
President Julius Bio has raised the maximum punishment for rape of a minor and called on the country to address its rape "scourge"
Mozambique’s parliament has lifted immunity for its ex-finance minister Manuel Chang, detained in SA on a US-issued international arrest warrant.
The European Union says the president’s decision ‘raises concerns about opportunity for electoral justice’
Kenya’s security agencies are under scrutiny following the latest attack on a hotel compound
Abiy Ahmed has introduced dramatic reforms since assuming power more than nine months ago. But as ethnic clashes flare, the changes may not be enough
