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Police fired rubber bullets at protesters in Swaziland on Friday while they marched against worsening living conditions and the cost of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the absolute monarchy.

A 17-year old girl in Ghana’s Ashanti region has been reportedly gang raped by five boys. The girl who is a basic school student is now battling for her life in the hospital, according to local media reports.

Officials in Uganda have announced that they are considering a request from Israel to take in some 500 African migrants mostly from Eritrea and Sudan as the middle east country insists on evicting these migrants.

The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has said that more than one thousand children have been abducted by the militant group Boko Haram in the north-eastern part of Nigeria since 2013.

A young girl has died in Ghana after she was set ablaze in a freak accident during a prayer session in the central part of the country.

The prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed has signaled his resolve to push through with political reforms in the East African country after holding talks with officials from opposition groups and civil society.

The government of Uganda has announced plans to begin taxing its citizens who use social media as part of efforts to raise revenue.

Robert Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for decades and during those years, it was difficult ridiculing him either through journalism or arts.

A German aid worker has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Niger.

There is outrage in Ghana over reasons why some women decide to be mistresses after one of the country’s celebrated model and actress Moesha Budonita Boduong made a shocking revelation in a TV interview.