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Violence in Sudan’s West Darfur region has forced 57 000 people to flee their homes over the past month, including 11 000 who have crossed into Chad, the UN refugee…

At least 10 men have been killed in a jihadist massacre at a village in Burkina Faso, which is in the grip of a years-long Islamist insurgency, security and local…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has identified the “intractable conflicts” in Libya and South Sudan as a focus for South Africa when it will be chairing the African Union (AU) this year.…

Clashes between rival armed groups in Bria, a strategic town in eastern Central African Republic, have left dozens dead, a senior official said on Tuesday. “There are about 50 dead.…

The bus driver sensed straight away that he and his six passengers were in trouble when the gunmen, dressed in Nigerian army uniforms, stopped their vehicle at a checkpoint. They…

Mali began recruiting some 15 000 teachers on Monday, the government said, in order to break a nationwide strike which began last week over demands for higher pay. A statement…

Nearly 200 civilians were killed in violence last month in two volatile provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s lawless east, the highest toll since June 2017, a monitor said…

Unknown gunmen have killed 13 people in an attack in central Nigeria, police said on Monday, in an area known for ethnic clashes. A local resident said the assailants opened…

Angola’s state-owned oil giant Sonangol has become a majority shareholder in mobile phone operator Unitel, a move that could threaten Isabel dos Santos’ position as head of the telecoms firm.…