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Nigeria: a pro-Palestinian demonstration leaves one dead/in /by
Clashes between police and a pro-Iranian Nigerian Shiite group protesting against Israel's incursion into Gaza left one person dead and several injured on Thursday in Kaduna, northern Nigeria, AFP learnt from both sides.
Malawi: President Chakwera bans himself and his cabinet from foreign travel/in /by
"I am imposing a freeze on all state-funded foreign travel for all its officials at all levels (...) until the end of the fiscal year in March," Lazarus Chakwera told television late on Wednesday evening.
Madagascar election: Provisional voter turnout at 39%/in /by
Incument president Rajoelina pushed ahead with a presidential election that could give him a third term, even as opposition protests roil the country and the majority of candidates have announced a boycott.
Sudan: UN warns of conflict spreading to other parts of the country/in /by
A deputy to the UN secretary-general for Africa told the Security Council on Thursday that the conflict in Sudan was spreading to other parts of the country, which already has the highest number of displaced people in the world.
Liberia: election observers applaud peaceful conduct/in /by
Observers from the European Union (EU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday congratulated Liberia on the "largely" peaceful conduct of the second round of the presidential election.
World Cup Qualifier: Sao Tome ‘not going to be intimidated’ by Tunisia in Friday’s match/in /by
"We have a very young team. We know that it will be a very difficult game. But we know that we have our chance. Maybe 30 per cent, maybe 70 per cent for Tunisia, but we believe."
African Finance Summit: Challenges and opportunities for a booming sector/in /by
In Lomé, Togo, the Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS), organised by the pan-African magazine Jeune Afrique, has become a key event for African finance, bringing together more than 800 leaders.
Niger’s junta chief sets up anti-corruption body/in /by
State TV broadcast live the two ceremonies to formally establish the transition bodies. Members of the court and commission two new bodies swore an oath in front of new strongman, General Abdourahamane Tiani, in his first public appearance since leading the July 26 coup
Supreme Court Rules Against UK’s Asylum Policy: Rwanda’s Response/in /by
This decision, while reverberating through legal and political circles, drew a swift response from Rwanda, shaping a narrative of disagreement and potential diplomatic repercussions.
Vote counting underway in first round of Madagascar presidential elections/in /by
Electoral observers say provisional figures suggest there was a very low voter turnout in Madagascar's presidential polls boycotted by most opposition candidates.