Africa

Algeria's state prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the lynching of a man suspected of deliberately starting wildfires. Djamel Bensmail died after he was beaten and set…
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Rabah Kareche, an Algerian journalist has been sentenced to eight months in prison for his reporting on protests, according to his newspaper, Liberte. Mr. Kareche was handed a…
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The United States is sending a special envoy to Ethiopia to urge an end to the fighting in northern Tigray that has escalated to other regions.…
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South Africa has called out for more of their men to come out in large numbers to take the Covid vaccines as their numbers are less compared that of their women. Health officials…
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Zambia’s opposition presidential candidate has called on the Zambian communications authority for their internet connection to be restored after it was cut during Thursday's tightly…
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Sierra Leone is dropping the last three zeroes from its currency, the leone and according to their central bank, the new currency will be valued at about 10 to the US dollar. The…
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Zambians has started voting today in a contest between President Edgar Lungu and main opposition rival Hakainde Hichilema. Polling opened at 6 a.m. with long queues seen at voting…
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A family of twenty-four in north-western Nigeria, have died after eating a meal suspected to be poisoned with fertilizer. The incident happened in Danzanke village - a remote…
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The Nigerian government says it has put labour laws in place to stop the salaries of doctors who started an indefinite strike last week. The strike by the National Association of…
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An official statement indicates that a senior government official in Niger state, central Nigeria, has been kidnapped. Mohammed Sani Idris, Niger's state commissioner for…
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