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Independent UN experts denounce human rights abuses in South Sudan

Independent UN experts accused several South Sudanese officials of responsibility in a series of atrocities committed against civilians

Africa Travel Market optimistic over new growth prospects

Africa’s travel market is open and booming. A sentiment expressed by an estimated 600 exhibitors at this year’s World Travel Market Africa in Cape Town, South Africa.

‘It hurts’: DR Congo currency drops amid war spending, arrears payments

Since the new year, the Congolese franc has depreciated about 15 percent against the US dollar, according to official figures and money changers, hitting the poorest hardest

Absence of Tunisian President Saied questioned by the opposition

The main opposition coalition in Tunisia called on the government to reveal the reasons behind President Kais Saied's "absence" in recent days

East African regional force take control of key town in eastern DRC

The strategic town of Bunagana in eastern DRC was previously held by M23 rebels for more than nine months

Malawi on the look out for a new manager

The Football Association of Malawi announced it was not renewing the contract with Romanian coach Mario Marinica

Gabon’s Bongo delays announcement for new presidential bid

At a ceremony to mark the ruling party's 55th anniversary, President Ali Bongo had been widely expected to announce his bid for a new term. Instead, the 64-year-old discussed a stroke he suffered in 2018 which kept him out of the country for months

Exhibition “Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs” opens in Paris

Among the objects on display from April 7th until September 6th is the restored funerary mask of Egyptian King Amenemope

South Africa’s largest opposition party re-appoints leader

John Steenhuisen was re-appointed as leader of the Democratic Alliance and presented himself as the alternative for the country

Moroccan playwright dies after setting himself on fire

Ahmed Jawad "died in a Rabat hospital where he was being treated" after attempting to end his life, the official said on condition of anonymity.