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Angolan teachers on Wednesday held the first day of a three-day national strike over wages and conditions in public schools."In Luanda there was about...

Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with money laundering, the country’s financial crimes agency said on Wednesday.Alison-Madueke, described as “at large”...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila pledged on Wednesday to restore order to the country's restive Kasai region, where a worsening insurgency poses...

South Africa's parliament is gearing up for another debate on a motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma.The debate which will take place...

Gambians are voting for new members of parliament for the first time since the exit of former long-time leader Yahya Jammeh.In all 239 candidates...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday launched an Economic Recovery and Growth Plan for his country.Senate President @bukolasaraki, Speaker @YakubDogara & APC Chair Chief...

Kenya has sent a team of scientists and other experts to investigate reports of crop-eating caterpillars known as fall armyworms in maize fields in...

A car bomb rammed into a cafe in the Somali capital Mogadishu near compounds housing government ministries on Wednesday, killing seven people, officials and...

The embattled President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma appears to have received the backing of his party, the African National Congress as pressure mounts...

Ghana’s government has placed a moratorium on licensing of small-scale miners following upheavals from civil Society groups on the menace.It follows calls by groups...