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Jailbreak in Mozambique as post-election violence escalates

The African state’s police say protesters have forcibly removed 1,534 prisoners from their cells

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Can this African nation find balance between BRICS and NATO?

With its economy in crisis, Kenya is now looking beyond the West

Mali fires prime minister

The military government has named Abdoulaye Maiga as Choguel Kokalla Maiga’s replacement

Niger bans European NGO

The African state’s interior ministry says it has revoked Acted’s license but has not provided a reason for the action

Massive sex tape leak could be a ploy for power in central Africa

Dozens of videos involving a senior civil servant in Equatorial Guinea have flooded social media, shocking people in the country.

Botswana president concedes election, ending governing party's six-decade rule

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded election defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed that his party – which had been in power for 58 years – failed to win enough seats to govern. Masisi’s presidency was marred by high unemployment and allegations of corruption, nepotism and mismanagement.

Nigerian leader sacks officials in major reshuffle

President Bola Tinubu has also scrapped several ministries, including national sports, as part of cost-cutting measures

Controversial West African activist Kemi Seba detained in Paris

Kemi Seba, a controversial African activist known for his virulent anti-Western stance, has been arrested in Paris, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday.

Egypt supplies more arms to ‘brotherly’ neighbor

Somalia has won Cairo’s support against Ethiopia, which both accuse of threatening regional security

Inside Somaliland, the state eager to become the world’s next country

As it chases recognition, an uprising in the east has challenged its authority

Nigerians outraged by president’s new plane

The bodies of a billionaire tech tycoon and his teenage daughter have been pulled from the water after divers discovered them in the wreckage of his superyacht.

Nigeria sports under scrutiny after 'disastrous' Olympics

Abuja (AFP) – After Nigeria failed to win any medals in the Olympics, sporting officials are under pressure from accusations of incompetence and calls for reform over what the sports minister branded a "disastrous outcome" in Paris.

African state breaks off diplomatic relations with Ukraine

Mali has accused Kiev of violating its sovereignty and supporting international terrorism

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