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Sierra Leone - The government of Sierra Leone tabled a measure on Thursday that will ensure that women hold 30 percent of parliamentary seats and cabinet positions in the West African country. President Julius Maada…

Mekele -A new air raid against the Tigrayan capital of Mekele was launched by Ethiopia's military on Wednesday, marking the second shelling of the city this week against objectives of the Tigray People's Liberation Front.…

Tigray- Use of weapons and air offense is increasing and growing intense by each day in Ethiopia's northern Tigray. Sensing the possibility of a fresh attack, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) says the fighting…

Kenya -  Agnes Tirop, a Kenyan runner who won bronze medals at the World Championships on two separate occasions, has died. The announcement was made by the country's track and field federation on Wednesday. The…

Burkina Faso - The trial for Thomas Sankara's assassination in 1987 has been postponed until October 25 after the defense lawyers requested more time to prepare their case. Two court-appointed defense lawyers had requested a…

Malian Foreign Affairs Minister Abdoulaye Diop addressed the media after talks in Berlin and said that Mali was very keen on getting foreign help to get their economy in the right track. He spoke about…

Tunisia - On Sunday, tens of thousands of Tunisians gathered in the capital to protest President Kais Saied's "exceptional measures." The latest measures have been dubbed a "coup" by government critics. Kais Saied's dismissed the…

Nigeria - In Nigeria's 206 million population, seven million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered. A religious leader, Alhaji Lubisalah, praised the government's efforts to combat the virus, but said the authorities should…

Sierra Leone - Sierra Leone's president signed a bill abolishing the death sentence on Friday, claiming that the country has "exorcised ghosts of a harsh past" as a result of a long struggle to abolish…

Guinea - Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who took power in Guinea after a military coup on September 5, named development veteran Mohamed Beavogui as prime minister in a proclamation read on national television on Wednesday. Beavogui,…

Sub-Saharan Africa - Child labour in Africa is surging at all-time high. With thousands of children being forced into child labour every day, leading child rights activists called for a global social protection fund to…

Tunisia - In a first for the Arab world, the Tunisian president announces Najla Bouden Ramadhane to be the next Prime Minister of the country. Amid the turbulent situation in the country, president Kais Saied…

Uganda - Zikulabe Isaac is a local farmer who owns a 3-acre onion, cotton, and coffee farm that shares the park's fence. They used to sleep outside their homes guarding the crops against game before…

- Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa initiated the Climate Commission in March this year to set a more ambitious emissions reduction target in the leadup to a United Nations climate conference in November. The commission’s first…

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced during a speech that new head of government will be appointed in Tunisia. Tunisian President Kais Saied announced during a speech that new head of government will be appointed in…

After what his supporters called a politically orchestrated show trial, Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who became a fiercely outspoken government critic, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on terrorism charges on Monday.…

Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France, brought his conflict-torn country together, and was deposed in 2019 by pro-democracy protestors after two decades in power, has died at the age of…