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Malawi’s Constitutional Court on Monday ordered new elections after annulling the results of a vote that re-elected President Peter Mutharika in May, citing widespread irregularities. “We hold that the first…

Thirteen children died and more than 40 others were injured in a stampede that occurred as they left school in western Kenya on Monday, local police said. “We have lost…

Malawians waited with bated breath on Monday for a ruling on whether the controversial vote that saw President Peter Mutharika re-elected last May would be annulled, a verdict that is…

The Islamic State group said on Monday it blew up a gas pipeline in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula, claiming it was connected to Israel. Security sources earlier said the pipeline…

Tanzania’s main opposition Chadema party on Monday called for an independent electoral commission, amid concerns of a crackdown ahead of a general election later this year. President John Magufuli’s long-ruling…

Nairobi – Tanzanian gay activist Tee, 34, recalls with nostalgia a time when Tanzania was like “paradise” for LGBT people – before the 2015 election of President John Magufuli ushered…

Islamic State-affiliated jihadists have killed three Nigerian soldiers and seized two military vehicles in an attack in violence-wracked northeastern Borno state, security sources and residents said on Monday. Fighters from…

Somalia has become the first country in the Horn of Africa to declare a locust infestation sweeping the region as a national emergency. The country’s Ministry of Agriculture said in…

Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists have killed 18 civilians in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, the governor of the Sahel region said. “The defence and security forces brought back the…