JOHANNESBURG—South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday rejected opposition allegations that a recent pause in the electricity cuts that have plagued the country for years was due to an election coming up on May 29.
DJENNE, Mal — Thousands of Malians carrying buckets and jugs of mud joined the annual replastering of the world's largest mud-brick building this weekend, a key ritual that maintains the integrity of the Great Mosque of Djenne in the center of the country.
DAKAR—A group of Malian parties and civil society organizations has rejected the conclusions of a national dialogue organized by the junta, which recommended several more years of military rule, denouncing the process as a "sham."
Succes Masra, Chad’s former prime minister who came second in the nation’s recently held presidential election, on Sunday said he lodged a request with the Constitutional Council to have the vote annulled.
CAPE TOWN— Rescue teams in South Africa are searching for any survivors still trapped under rubble a week after an apartment building that was under construction collapsed.
Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, who is facing allegations of accepting cash, gold bars and a Mercedes-Benz convertible in exchange for him wielding his political influence in the state of New Jersey and to help Egypt and Qatar’s governments.
BANGUI—Armed rebels Sunday attacked a Chinese-run gold mining town and killed at least four people in Central African Republic, authorities said.
LAGOS — Nigeria’s fashion and traditional dances were at full display during Prince Harry and Meghan's visit to Nigeria's largest city, Lagos. The couple were promoting mental health for soldiers and empower young people on their first visit to the West African nation at the invitation of its military.
NAIROBI—Internet access across several East African countries was disrupted on Sunday due to damaged undersea cables, global web monitor NetBlocks said.
PORT SUDAN, SUDAN— Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries earlier this week in the key Darfur town of El-Fasher, the United Nations said Sunday, killing at least 27 people in one day.
NAIROBI—In Kenya, floods and mudslides have swept away people and inundated homes, killing at least 267 people and affecting more than 380,000, according to government statistics.
NAIROBI—Burundi on Saturday accused its northern neighbour Rwanda of training and arming rebels blamed for twin grenade attacks that wounded 38 people the previous day.
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