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African leadership prize fails to find a winner

Sudanese telecoms magnate Mo Ibrahim failed to award a $5 million African political leadership prize on Tuesday, the second year running the gong designed...

South African official sacked over 350% pay rise

A South African government official who granted himself a 350% pay rise has been sacked. Collins Letsoalo was supposed to be "Mr Fix-it" - brought...

Egypt’s parliament expels MP critical of human rights record

Egypt's parliament on Monday kicked out a prominent legislator with a reputation for being critical of the government because he allegedly "belittled" the assembly...

Guinea president fires ministers after deadly protests

Guinea's President Alpha Conde fired three ministers, according to a decree read on state television on Monday, following violent protests over a teachers' strike last week in which seven people were killed and dozens more were injured.

Libya becoming an epicentre for migrant child abuse

The United Nations has warned that large numbers of children are still risking their lives to make the dangerous journey from Libya to Italy.

Gambia’s Barrow sacks Jammeh’s army chief and redeploys him abroad

The President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow has decided to relief Ousmane Badjie who served as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) under former President Yahya Jammeh of his position.

Thousands flee to Sudan from famine-hit South Sudan

More than 31,000 South Sudanese refugees - mostly women and children - have crossed the border into Sudan this year, fleeing famine and conflict,...

Looting in Johannesburg continues after xenophobic attacks

About 100 people ransacked shops in Johannesburg overnight, police said on Monday, in the latest of a wave of looting incidents in South African...

Morocco to pull out of UN buffer zone in Western Sahara

Morocco is to pull out of a UN buffer zone in the disputed Western Sahara territory, an official statement says. The country says the former...

Tanzania’s Magufuli describes EPA trade deal with Europe as a form of colonialism

Tanzanian President John Magufuli Sunday described the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as a “form of colonialism”, dampening the country's possibility of signing the deal...

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