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South Sudan aid workers ‘abducted’

More than two million people have fled their homes because of the conflict. Photo Credit: AFP   Twenty aid workers have been abducted in South Sudan's...

Mozambique police rescue two girls ‘sold as wives for $64’

Schoolgirls on Ibo island, part of the Quirimbas archipelago, Mozambique. Photograph: Julian Love/Alamy   Police in Mozambique say they have stopped an attempt to traffic two...

Malawi to introduce new 2,000 kwacha bank note

Malawi’s Reserve Bank has announced that it is introducing a 2,000 kwacha equivalent to $2.80 bank note. This will take effect from December 19...

S.Africa, Ghana & Nigeria, Africa’s top mobile app users – Internet survey

South Africa ranks highest in Africa with respect to the use of mobile applications. They are followed by Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda respectively. According...

[Photos] Update: Tanzania’s first lady discharged from hospital

Photo Credit: Tanzania, State House Tanzania's First Lady Janet Magufuli has been discharged from hospital. A statement from the government said doctors at the state hospital,...

First batch of Kenyan troops withdrawn from U.N. South Sudan mission

100 Kenyan soldiers that served in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan on Wednesday returned to the capital, Nairobi. The Kenyan Government ordered their...

[US Elections] More African leaders congratulate president-elect Donald Trump

The world has been stunned by the victory of Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States. African leaders like their citizens have...

[US Elections] Historic win for Somali-American woman

Ilhan Omar has made history by becoming the first Somali female legislator in the United States. Ms Omar will be a lawmaker in the US...

Ships more at risk after first Somali pirate attack in years: officials

Merchant vessels sailing through busy shipping lanes between Somalia and Yemen may be underestimating the risk of piracy and terrorism following two attempted attacks...

Parents in Uganda protest closure of schools

Scores of parents and pupils in Uganda on Monday marched on the streets of the country’s capital Kampala. They have been protesting the closure of...

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