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Election results are being tallied in Equatorial Guinea.

Polling stations closed in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday (Nov. 20), to begin the counting of the votes. Millions of voters were expected to cast their ballots for the presidential, legislative and municipal elections. According to some members of the voting centre,...

Tunisia hosts a forum of French-speaking nations that aims to boost the block’s leadership.

The world's French-speaking leaders gathered in Tunisia, ended Sunday (Nov 20) their two-day meeting. The conference took place against the backdrop of growing instability in the Sahel, the Great Lakes regions and popular discontent in francophone Africa. The secretary general of...

Africa restates its quest for a Security Council seat at the UN General Assembly

The United Nations General Assembly discussed the ongoing effort to reform the U.N.'s most powerful organ, the Security Council. Debate centered on the discussion of expanding the number of member states in the council, the use of vetoes by permanent...

Teenagers rescued from Nigeria ‘baby factory’

Nigerian police have rescued 24 babies and four expectant mothers from an illegal maternity home in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, a spokesman said on Thursday. “In a covert operation on Tuesday, our men burst a child trafficking...

Somali president nominates Barre as prime minister after delayed elections

Somalia’s president nominated on Wednesday Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as prime minister. “I ask the parliament to approve him as soon as possible. I ask the prime minister to fulfill the work...

WHO to name monkeypox to remove Africa stigma

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will officially rename monkeypox in light of concerns about stigma and racism surrounding the virus that has infected more than 1,600 people in more than two dozen countries. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s Director General, announced on...

UN partial suspension of South Sudan aid hits children

The United Nations’ (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended part of its food aid in South Sudan due to a funding shortage, heightening the risk of starvation for 1.7 million people. The move to suspend aid will affect almost...

100 killed in Burkina Faso attack

Armed men killed at least 100 civilians in a rural district of northern Burkina Faso over the weekend, a local and a security source said on Monday. The attackers struck on Saturday night in Seytenga commune, part of Seno province,...

Congo rebels seize eastern border town

M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized the eastern town of Bunagana on the border with Uganda, local activists said on Monday, in a setback for Congolese forces who had said a day earlier they had...

APC presidential primary: Who is Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu?

Bola Tinubu, 70, widely credited with reshaping Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos, will lead the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) into next February's presidential election but he faces a reinvigorated opposition, allegations of corruption, and health issues as he eyes...
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