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At least 8 employees kidnapped from medical centre in Nigeria

Eight medical centre employees were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, although local sources said more people... Read more

5 Jul, 2021

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, ordered to surrender himself to start a 15-month jail term for contempt, has... Read more

4 Jul, 2021

The head of Chad’s military junta, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, has left N’Djamena for a “friendship and working visit”... Read more

4 Jul, 2021

Ex-South African president Jacob Zuma has told hundreds of supporters camped outside his home that his rights have been... Read more

4 Jul, 2021

Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has pledged to “cleanse” villages of jihadist elements that have expanded their reach in the... Read more

4 Jul, 2021

Hundreds of supporters of former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma remained camped outside his home on Sunday vowing... Read more

4 Jul, 2021

Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has opened a strategic naval base on the Mediterranean Sea to “secure shipping lines”,... Read more

4 Jul, 2021

Two Equatorial Guinea soldiers have been handed prison sentences after being found guilty of homicide and negligence over a... Read more

4 Jul, 2021

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has added to UN calls for “urgent measures” to protect and assist civilians... Read more

4 Jul, 2021

After years of war in Libya, Tunisian traders celebrated the reopening of the border with their oil-rich north African... Read more

4 Jul, 2021