Authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have accused the federal government of launching a drone strike near the state capital Mekelle. Tensions between Tigray and Addis Ababa have been mounting in recent weeks, with both parties massing forces on either side of the regional border.
READ MOREOfficials have maintained that the military deployment is intended to support—not replace—long-term policing efforts, but lawmakers say urgent changes are needed if the operation is to have any meaningful impact.
Zambia has resumed vote counting after a nationwide suspension over election-related violence, with the Electoral Commission saying security threats have been contained. The first presidential results are expected at 10:00 p.m. local time, or 2000 GMT.
The attacks by Allied Democratic Forces fighters reportedly took place over two days from Tuesday in the north-east of the country.
A delegation of foreign diplomats accredited in Morocco started Monday a visit to Laayoune for talks with MINURSO officials,local authorities and elected officials on the Sahara,and on major socioeco
Omar Hilale,Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the UN Peacebuilding Commission,has briefed UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the priorities and the pro
Sudan’s air defenses intercepted drones targeting the airport in Khartoum on Monday,May 4,according to a military source,in the latest escalation of violence in the capital.
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has been nominated to stand as his party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election.
The report's finding that at least 518 people were killed during last October's protests is at odds with a tally by opposition and religious groups.
A South African court has blocked the repatriation of the remains of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, halting fresh plans for a state funeral and deepening a dispute that has dragged on for nearly 10 months.
Benin's finance minister Romuald Wadagni was officially confirmed to have won the west African country's presidential election, according to final results on Thursday.
Hundreds of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma camp in Burundi have been voluntarily repatriated.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday suspended the national police chief implicated in a $20 million health tender scandal that has rocked the country and drawn in other officers.
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