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3 parties claim early leads in Nigeria’s presidential vote
Each of the three frontrunners in Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election claimed Monday they are on the path to victory as preliminary results trickled in two days after Africa's most populous nation went to the polls.
Court ruling on Lgbtq would have unforeseen implications – Kenya’s National Assembly Speaker
Despite Kenya being a secular state, the National Assembly Speaker faulted the Judiciary decision arguing that the nation is highly religious and it was up to the Supreme Court to defend the public morals.
U.N. suspends flights in Eastern Congo after helicopter fired on
A United Nations helicopter came under heavy fire in eastern Congo, bringing the mission to suspend flights in the conflict-riddled region, the organization said Monday.
Ethiopian journalist and opposition figure released from prison
Ethiopian journalist and activist, Eskinder Nega, has been released after spending two days in prison in Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara Region.
Egypt’s top diplomat visits Syria for first time in a decade
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry express solidarity with the Syrian people during the first such visit to Damascus in more than a decade of war, as a deadly quake sparked rare Arab outreach
Mali: Tebboune receives ex-rebel signatories of the peace agreement
Algeria, which shares some 1,400 km of borders with its southern neighbour, took an active part in the peace agreement signed in 2015 with the independence rebellion to end the war in Mali.
Egypt’s diplomatic chief to visit Syria and Turkey, first in a decade
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri will visit Syria and Turkey on Monday, two countries with which Cairo had been on diplomatic ice for a decade before a recent warming, his office said Sunday.
Burkina Faso and Mali reaffirm their commitment to a lasting alliance
Burkina Faso and Mali have Burkina Faso have reaffirmed their commitment to a lasting alliance, and agreed to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.
From herding to coding: empowering Kenya’s youth for a brighter future
"The prolonged drought that is being experienced in Northern Kenya is starting to bring in new challenges. We are starting to have low enrolment of boys in schools and we are highly suspecting that they are being drawn from schools to look after livestock." Purity Kinoti, head of education
Germany: Mané finally back with Bayern
Senegalese international Sadio Mané returned to Bayern Munich on Sunday evening in the snow at the Allianz Arena against Union Berlin, three and a half months after his fibula injury which deprived him of the 2022 World Cup.