Two Gambian military officers linked to last week's alleged coup plot have been arrested over the weekend, the government's spokesperson said Monday.
A powerful Tunisian labor union is expected to hold mass protests and "occupy the streets" to demonstrate its rejection of next year's austerity budget, its leader said Monday.
The logistical challenges of holding an election in a such vast country with limited resources as the Democratic Republic of Congo were felt early on as registration opened in the first 10 provinces over the weekend to long lines and undersupplied stations
Moscow said on Monday its forces had shot down a Ukrainian drone close to a long-range bomber base deep inside Russia. The drone was allegedly flying near Russia's Engels air base, where long-range strategic bombers that may have been used to target Ukrainian cities and infrastructure are based.
Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen will appeal as soon as possible against his conviction and jailing for 11 years on corruption and money laundering charges, said his lawyer.
Over recent months, sets of sturdy, brightly-branded battery swapping stations have cropped up around Kenya's capital Nairobi, allowing electric motorcyclists to exchange their low battery for a fully-charged one.
Twitter Inc has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal.
Ghana has further extended the deadline to register for its domestic debt exchange to Jan. 16 in order to "secure internal approvals" from the financial sector, the Finance Ministry said in a statement
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv would intensify diplomatic efforts in Africa, Latin America and Asia to take advantage of "colossal economic potential" and other international benefits.
Germany's BioNTech (22UAy.DE) says it has completed construction of its first vaccine factory made from shipping containers called 'BioNtrainer' being sent to Africa.
Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels on Friday began withdrawing from some territories they recently seized, terming it a goodwill gesture in a ceasefire brokered by East African regional leaders.
Burkina Faso's military government in a statement on Friday ordered senior United Nations official Barbara Manzi to leave the country immediately without giving a reason.
President Cyril Ramaphosa's re-election as leader of South Africa's ruling party has strengthened his hold on power, but a core of vocal opponents in its new executive suggests the country's path to much-needed reforms will remain a rocky one.
BioNTech on Friday initiated an early-stage study to evaluate its experimental malaria vaccine in humans, the German drugmaker said.
Proposals to restructure Zambia's debts are yet to be discussed with bilateral creditors under the multilateral Common Framework process, Zambia's finance ministry said on Thursday.
Somalia has begun repatriating troops it said it sent for training in neighboring Eritrea, after protests in several Somali cities over accusations that they had been recruited under false pretenses and held captive.
A U.S. couple detained in Uganda on charges of aggravated torture of a 10-year-old boy face an additional charge of aggravated child trafficking which carries the death penalty if they are convicted, the state prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Nigeria's central bank on Wednesday substantially increased limits it had set on weekly cash withdrawals as part of an effort to curb the use of cash.
al Shabab fighters have attacked a police vehicle in eastern Kenya, killing two officers and one civilian, police and the armed group said.
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