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At least six people were crushed to death on Wednesday after a crowd of job seekers surged through stadium gates during a military recruitment event in…
The opening of a contested museum in Nigeria, meant to display west African art, has been postponed after protesters disrupted a private visit Sunday, officials said.The…
Police stand on a street as a fire burns during clashes with supporters of Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary in Garoua, Cameroon, on October 31. REUTERS…
Thousands of civilians remained trapped in Sudan’s stricken city of El-Fasher, with fears growing for their safety, the United Nations and local groups said on Monday,…
A person joins others holding a flag featuring a Malagasy version of the logo from the popular Japanese manga One Piece, a symbol adopted by Gen…
President Samia Suluhu Hassan Amnesty International on Monday denounced “systematic human rights violations” in Tanzania by authorities, which are said to be intensifying ahead of presidential…
Congo and M23 representatives sign the agreement in Doha The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Congo River Alliance (M23 Movement) signed…
Cameroonians voted Sunday in an election expected to return 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, to office after 43 years in power.AFP…
General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey,…
Ethiopian troops appeared to be pushing back militia fighters in two cities in the conflict-hit Amhara region, residents said Wednesday, after local authorities reported that “relative…