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Africans urged to boycott South African Businesses over xenophobic attacks

A Ghanaian lawmaker, Mubarak Muntaka on Friday called on Ghanaians and Africans to boycott South African products and companies over the ongoing xenophobic attacks...

Millions at risk of famine in Africa worsened by Boko Haram

Aid agencies must get food to close to 3 million people by July to avert a famine in Africa's Lake Chad region caused by...

Zambia hit by magnitude 5.9 earthquake

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that an earthquake hit northern Zambia early on Friday. According to the USGS, the magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck...

South African police break up anti-immigrant protests

South African police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters in Pretoria on Friday, after...

Uganda holds fleeing M23 rebels after Congo clashes

Uganda is holding dozens of fighters from the M23 rebel group who fled the Democratic Republic of Congo after clashing with troops there this...

Senegal arrests two suspected foreign jihadists

Senegalese authorities have arrested two suspected foreign jihadists in Dakar, including one who had been in contact with the mastermind of an attack on an Ivory Coast hotel a year ago.

Amnesty says the world in 2016 became a darker place

A new report by Amnesty International highlights 2016 as an awful year for human rights, with war crimes committed across the world, refugees being scapegoated and global powers failing to rise to the challenge.

Pope appeals for urgent food aid to help famine-stricken South Sudan

Pope Francis called on Wednesday for urgent humanitarian aid for the starving people of South Sudan, saying millions risked being "condemned to death" by a famine in parts of the war-ravaged country.

Tanzania’s one month ultimatum to foreigners

Tanzania on Tuesday gave a one month ultimatum to foreign employees, employers and employment agents to verify work and residence documents. The Labour Commissioner said...

Curfew imposed after 14 people killed in ethnic fighting in central Nigeria

The government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on parts of central Nigeria, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, after clashes killed at least 14...

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