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Gambia scraps age limit for president and vice-president

The Gambia’s parliament has voted to remove the age limit placed on persons seeking to become President and Vice-president in the West African country. The...

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...

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...

South Sudanese hit by Famine eat weeds and water lilies to survive

Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river Nile.

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