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Egypt eager to settle on political solution for Libyan crisis

Egypt is eager to reach a political solution to resolve the Libyan crisis, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday during the International Follow-up Committee for the Berlin Security Conference. Shoukry explained the focus should fall on fighting extremist organizations parallel to reaching a comprehensive settlement of the crisis, according to Egyptian Foreign Ministry […]

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Children among 22 killed in attack on Cameroon village

Over half those killed in Ntumbo were children, and local media report that several victims were burned alive. No-one has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident, but an opposition party blamed the army. Cameroon’s government, which has been fighting separatists in the region for three years, denied involvement in the attack. James Nunan, an official from […]

Reopen Katuna border no later than February 21

Ugandan and Rwandan delegations once again met in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday. They issued a joint communique at the end of the meeting. The communique, signed by Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa on behalf of Uganda and Mr Olivier Nduhungirehe on behalf of Rwanda, shows that there is more work still to be done, in […]

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Tunisia PM forms govt despite majority party opting out

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh formed a new government on Saturday. The former finance minister, was tasked by Tunisia’s president with forming a government after a previous list proposed under the leadership of the Ennahdha party was rejected by parliament following October legislative elections. Prime Minister Fakhfakh said of his government: “At this historical moment, […]

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Mauritania parliament probing ex-president over corruption

Mauritania on Friday opened a parliamentary inquiry into the regime of immediate past president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The inquiry is over alleged corruption and mismanagement of the country’s resources Lemrabott Bennahi, spokesman for commission of enquiry said: “After the designation of its members and constitution of its office, the commission therefore becomes an institution […]

U.S. secretary of state in Senegal, first stop of 3-nation African tour

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seeking to lay out a positive vision for US cooperation with Africa, where China has been increasingly active. Pompeo arrived in Senegalese capital Dakar on Saturday with his wife Suzan, as part of his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa in his nearly two years in office. In addition […]

Abiy wants trip to Hargeisa with Somali president – Somaliland top official

A high-ranking official in Somaliland has confirmed a possible visit to Hargeisa by Ethiopian Prime Minister and the Somali president in the coming week. Hargeisa is capital of Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia. Voice of America journalist and author of “Inside AlShabab,” Harun Maruf posted a tweet that said Somaliland’s chairman of House of […]

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Four Malawi men jailed for 15 years over albino attacks

The Principal Resident Magistrate Court in Malawi Friday sentenced four men, including a police officer, to a 15-year jail term for possessing human bones believed to be of persons with albinism. The four, aged between 29 and 53, were arrested in April 2018 in the eastern border district of Machinga where they were found with […]

ECOWAS countries seek solutions to Nigeria’s border closure

Members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are determined to find solutions to the ongoing unilateral border closure by Nigeria. ECOWAS’ fifteen member countries met on Saturday in Ouagadougou to find what they described as “realistic solutions” in the “short term”. “The closure of Nigeria’s land borders to goods is very worrying […]

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Limpopo govt spokesperson’s suspension found to be illegal and unfair

The General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council (GPSSC) has ordered the reinstatement of Limpopo government spokesperson Phuti Seloba after it found that his suspension was illegal and unfair. The GPSSC ordered that Seloba be allowed to resume his duties on Monday, and that he be paid an equivalent of four months’ salary as compensation. Seloba […]

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Seven dead in Dangote truck accident on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway

A road accident involving a truck and two passenger vehicles on Saturday claimed the lives of seven persons and seriously injured others along the Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway. The crash happened near the old toll gate at Ota. The Federal Road Safety Commission, Ogun State command’s public education officer, Florence Okpe, made this known, explaining […]

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Zimbabwe dam water levels rise

ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) has said water levels in dams have risen in response to rains received nationwide in the past two weeks, bringing relief to most local authorities whose water sources were fast drying up. Most major dams were on the verge of drying up as a result of the continued dry spell, […]

South Sudan regional governors vote to retain 32 states

South Sudan’s incumbent government has toughened on a resolve to retain 32 states, as President Salva Kiir urged regional governors to support retention of the current states. Opposition groups have demanded a reversion to the old administrative units of 10 states. A meeting between President Salva Kiir’s officials and 32 state governors in Juba on […]

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At least 30 killed in spate of violence in Mali

At least 30 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in Mali. Twenty one were killed when gunmen attacked a village in central Mali, burning houses, crops and livestock. A group of eight soldiers also died in an ambush, while another was killed during an attack on a military camp in […]

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Pan-African Parliament gives S. African president thumbs up as AU chair

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) on Friday said there are confident the African Union (AU) would make progress under South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s chairship. PAP said they have confidence in Ramaphosa steering the continental body in the right direction. “The election of South Africa as the incoming chair in February 2019, raised our hopes as […]

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Libyans fatigued by worsening crisis – Red Cross chief

Paul Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), warns that the situation in Libya could lead to many civilians fleeing their country, if things continue to escalate. On Thursday, fighting continued in Libya’s capital Tripoli, a day after the UN Security Council resolution called for a “lasting ceasefire”. Reports say civilian […]

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Rwanda, Uganda meeting underway in Kigali

The Ad Hoc Commission on the implementation of the Luanda Memorandum of Understanding between Uganda and Rwanda has kicked off in Kigali as the two countries attempt to normalise relations. The meeting, which is bringing together ministers and officials from both countries, is a follow up on the Luanda MoU signed by both countries in […]

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Embattled Malawi poll chief defends annulled vote

Malawi’s electoral commission head, Jane Ansah, has admitted using tippex correction fluid on ballot tally sheets in the now annulled 2019 election, but claimed there is “no evidence” to suggest that it favored any particular candidate. The elections chief was speaking before a special parliamentary committee after the court ordered for an investigation into the […]