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30 candidates are jostling to succeed Issoufou as President of Niger Republic.

President Faustin-Archange Touadera of CAR is seeking a second term.

The suspension comes just three weeks before the January 14 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The Japanese ministry on Friday reported its first cases of the new COVID-19 variant identified in Britain.

The pope offers the prayers from the calm of a Vatican library due to COVID-19 precautions.

Among the victims were 17 children, one of them a six-month-old baby.

About eight people are still missing, an Ugandan official says.

The Central African Republic holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday.

The latest incident came amid sustained operations by Somali army against al-Shabab fighters in central and southern regions.

The medical union had issued a strike notice on November 16 which it suspended for a few weeks before reinstating...

Health authorities in Egypt on Thursday reported 1,021 new virus cases, highest recorded daily rate in months.

In Ethiopia, the chairperson of the winning party becomes prime minister.

The journalists were working for the African country's last independent media outlet, when they were arrested in October 2019.

The Mass was held in a rear section of St. Peter’s Basilica with fewer than 100 participants and only a...

Bobi Wine, leader of the opposition National Unity Platform party, says there have been three attempts on his life.

EU officials have praised the agreement, which came four years, five months and 29 days after the UK voted in...

The lawyer is a vocal critic of the President Yoweri Museveni-led government and has worked to promote civil liberties in...

Police held the journalists for several hours, according to sources quoted by CPJ and social media posts by journalist Moussa...

On December 14, Ghanaian police arrested Bennie, a host and commentator with the privately owned Power FM broadcaster.

The Court handed down the jail term, together with a fine of 500 million won (US$451,000) and a forfeit of...

"Botswana is now known to have the highest adult smoking rate in the African region."

In recent days, South Africa has seen a strong second wave, with the government documenting about 9,000 new cases a...

Mr Jonathan says he was in The Villa to brief Mr Buhari about the outcome of his mission to the...

Mr Livatino is the second high-profile Sicilian Mafia victim to be beatified.

Congress has already passed more than $3trillion in aid since the eruption of COVID-19 in the United States.