Sierra Leone has been placed under a nationwide curfew after armed men broke into prisons, setting inmates free. Detainees from a number of “major” facilities were released on Sunday morning, said the West African nation’s information minister. Earlier on, the gunmen had attacked a military barracks in capital city, Freetown. Residents reported hearing gunshots at […]
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More than 50 people have died in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray and Amhara regions amid drought and an aid freeze, local officials have told the BBC. The Horn of Africa has had five failed rainy seasons since 2019, according to the UN. The US and UN suspended aid earlier this year after allegations of theft, worsening […]
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has convened its Second Ordinary Session for the year 2023, with a focus on the 2024 Consolidated Community Budget, the state of regional democracy, and the radical shift in regional peace and security. In his opening remarks, ECOWAS Parliament Speaker Sidie Tunis highlighted the importance of […]
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Liberian President George Weah has called his challenger in the presidential race, Joseph Boakai, to congratulate him on his victory. In an address to the nation he said “the Liberian people have spoken and we have heard their voice”. The opposition candidate holds an unassailable lead of 28,000 votes with nearly all ballots counted. A […]
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Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare over a cholera outbreak. The outbreak has so far killed dozens of people with more than 7,000 suspected cases. The city authorities say the outbreak, spreading throughout the city, has invoked memories of a deadly outbreak in 2008, in which thousands died. “We have […]
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Pay for Kenya’s police and prison officers is set to rise by 40% over three years following proposals in a review of the security sector, President William Ruto has said. The salary increase is intended to boost morale and enhance security. It was one of the recommendations made by a task force looking in to […]
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Two rebel groups from Sudan’s Darfur region say they will fight alongside the army in the country’s civil war. This comes after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) made major gains in Darfur, where it has been accused of ethnic cleansing. Rebel leader Gibril Ibrahim told BBC Newsday they “want to defend their civilians” from […]
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The Arab Coordination Group (ACG), a group of ten development institutions, has announced that it aims to allocate up to $50 billion to help build resilient infrastructure and inclusive societies in Africa. The announcement was made at the Arab-Africa & Saudi-Africa Summits’ Economic Conference held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The ACG financing will […]
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South Africa’s transport minister has described how she was robbed at gun-point after her vehicle stopped on a highway to change a burst tyre. Sindisiwe Chikunga told a parliamentary committee that one of the masked attackers pointed a gun at her head during the ordeal early on Monday. They stole some laptops, a phone and […]
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Guinea’s former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, is back in jail after being taken from prison by armed men, according to his lawyer. The group stormed a jail in the capital, Conakry, early on Saturday morning – taking Capt Camara and three others. Those taken are currently on trial for their alleged roles in deaths […]
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