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The clash came hours after fighters loyal to the government and to the political opposition exchanged gunfire.

Mr Kosiah is accused of murder, cannibalism, sexual enslavement, recruitment of child-soldiers, forced labour and looting in Lofa.

'The armed groups are likely to carry out kidnappings and killings under collaboration with other militia groups or the national...

Mr Rusesabagina, a long-time critic of President Paul Kagame, is charged with terrorism, among other crimes, and faces a maximum...

Many businesses that were hit by the pandemic have appealed to the government to urge financial institutions to readjust their...

Zimbabwe aims to vaccinate some 10 million citizens within a year to achieve herd immunity, according to health officials.

Ms Moeti said the joint UN-led COVAX initiative aimed at starting shipping about 90 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to...

The ICC said it found Mr Ongwen guilty "for a total of 61 comprising crimes against humanity and war crimes,...

Noting that vaccines are costly, Ms Pandor, however, stressed that all countries must get vaccines and must get them speedily.

The investment will include upgrades to expand production of its Ranger pickup truck, the U.S. automaker said on Tuesday.

"We want nullification of the election. We do not want (Museveni) participating in any future election," one of Mr Wine's...

“We aim to vaccinate the entire population, with an initial target of 20 million people,’’ Mr Akufo-Addo said.

South Africa has the largest COVID-19 tally on the continent.

Of Kenya's public debt, $34.4 billion is external and the rest is domestic, according to the apex bank

Lawyers representing the two parties reached a settlement agreement minutes before the liquidation proceedings were due to start in the...

A total of 2,990,890 people infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent.

This batch of vaccine doses would be given to healthcare workers, an official said, adding that another 500,000 doses would...

Mr Cressman says while plenty of efforts have been made in the past year to fight the locusts, the current...

In spite of the death penalty being on the country’s statutes, Zambia has not carried any execution since 1997.

“South Africa is one of the three countries where the COVID-19 variant is slightly more infectious, and might be slightly...

Amid tight security measures, the plenary session was chaired by Rached Ghannouchi, Speaker of the Parliament.

On Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Health and Child Care, said 326 new COVID-19 cases were reported.

The research surveyed 38 African editors and analyzed content from 60 African news outlets in 15 countries.

“The ruling was made today that the security forces being at Bobi Wine’s place was unlawful,” Justice Ministry spokesman Solomon...

Only candidate classes and finalists in institutions of higher learning, are open, an official said.