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Malawi counts votes after tightly contested presidential election/in /by
Voters faced a choice between giving President Lazarus Chakwera, 70, a second term or selecting another leader to solve the southern African nation’s soaring inflation, cost-of-living crisis and critical fuel shortages
Kenya’s Kipyegon makes more history with fourth 1,500m title/in /by
Faith Kipyegon finished in 3 minutes, 52.15 seconds for a nearly three-second win over another Kenyan, Dorcus Ewoi. Kipyegon joins the great Moroccan, Hicham El Guerrouj, as only the second runner to win four world titles at 1,500 meters.
Rwanda-backed M23 shows off new recruits as talks with DRC drag/in /by
The M23 said the recruits included Congolese soldiers who surrendered when fighting escalated this year and the local militia members who fought with them, but rights groups fear that prisoners of war and children are being enlisted against their will.
Nigeria: Hilda Baci’s record for largest pot of jollof rice confirmed by Guinness World Records/in /by
The 29-year-old chef and her team cooked close to 9 kilograms of jollof rice in Lagos last Friday.
Tanzania: Grip tightens around opposition as presidential election approaches/in /by
Tanzania's high court on Monday allowed Tundu Lissu's treason trial to proceed, the latest blow to the country's opposition.
Tanzania: grip tightens around opposition as presidential election approaches/in /by
Tanzania's high court on Monday allowed Tundu Lissu's treason trial to proceed, the latest blow to the country's opposition.
Vote counting underway in Malawi’s Presidential election/in /by
Vote counting has begun following the closure of polling stations at 14:00 GMT in Malawi's crucial presidential election.
Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times/in /by
President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents. A spokesperson from the prestigious newspaper said that the suit had "no merit".
Malawians hope for change as they cast vote in presidential election/in /by
Malawians cast their votes on Tuesday in elections to choose a president, lawmakers and local government representatives
Somalia launches historic national strategy to combat IED threat/in /by
In a landmark move to address one of the most persistent threats to its security, Somalia has launched its first-ever National Counter-IED Strategy, praised by the United Nations as an “important step forward” in the fight against improvised explosives widely used by the Al-Shabaab militant group.