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  1. Reaction to the death of Angola's former President

    Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos died in Spain after a long illness

  2. Angola's former President Dos Santos dies

    Angola's former President José Eduardo dos Santos died in Spain after a prolonged illness

  3. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns

    Boris Johnson has resigned as the Conservative leader in the United Kingdom

  4. Burkina Faso: Exiled Compaoré returns home

    Burkina Faso exiled ex-president Blaise Compaoré who was overthrown in 2014 returns home

  5. Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaoré returns from exile

    Burkina Faso’s overthrown president, Blaise Compaoré has returned to the country

  6. Hundreds of inmates still at large after Nigeria jail break

    Nigerian officials say Boko Haram suspects are among those who fled and are still missing

  7. UN withdraws from talks in Sudan

    The UN-led dialogue was aimed at ending the Sudan's political crisis

  8. DR Congo ‘on brink of war’ with Rwanda

    Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has warned of war if “Rwandan provocation continues”

  9. 05/07/2022 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  10. Top-level bid to end Ethiopia and Sudan border row

    Members of the Igad regional bloc meet to thrash out issues on peace and security

  11. Information Minister rejects calls to list Nigeria as a country of concern

    Nigeria’s Lai Mohammed denounces calls to have Nigeria listed as a country of concern

  12. West African leaders lift sanctions on Mali

    Leaders from the Ecowas bloc have lifted sanctions imposed on Mali’s military regime

  13. Reports that Uganda’s army is training Tigrayan forces are ‘not true’

    Uganda's army spokesperson emphatically denies training or supporting Ethiopian rebels

  14. Ugandan army denies training Tigrayan forces

    Uganda's military emphatically denies Uganda is attempting to destabilise Ethiopia

  15. Nigerian artist cancels concert in Morocco to mourn death of African migrants

    Seun Kuti cancelled planned concert in Morocco to “mourn” the loss of 23 African migrants

  16. Tunisian president drafts controversial new constitution

    Controversial new constitution seeks to give President of Tunisia absolute power

  17. President of Tunisia expands power with new constitution

    Tunisian President, Kais Saied publishes new constitution that vastly expands his powers

  18. Gay Nigerian man deported from the UK

    Adeniyi Raji, Nigerian man who says he’s gay among migrants deported from the UK

  19. At least 6 protesters shot dead in Sudan

    At least six pro-democracy protesters have been killed in Sudan during nation-wide rally

  20. At least three dead following pro-democracy protests in Sudan

    At least three dead during protests marking three years since the uprising in Sudan

  21. UK set to deport Nigerian and Ghanaian Migrants

    British authorities are set to deport Ghanaian and Nigerian men, women, and children

  22. Blackouts worsen in South Africa

    South Africa's Eskom is negotiating with unions as citizens are hit with power cuts

  23. South Africa: Eskom’s load shedding risks blackouts for citizens

    South Africans face continued power cuts as Eskom negotiates wages with trade unions.

  24. Sudan-Ethiopia border dispute escalates

    Sudan launches attacks on Ethiopian forces along disputed border

  25. Sudanese forces launch assault on Ethiopian military

    Sudanese forces launch an assault on Ethiopian military units along contested border

  26. Increased tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia

    Sudan will not be "frightened or back away," says military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

  27. South Africa: Mysterious deaths at a bar in East London

    Officials investigate the deaths of 22 young people

  28. Nigeria: Zamfara state to allow residents to carry guns to defend themselves

    State officials say it’s part of measures to deal with kidnappings and violent attacks.

  29. South Africa: Police investigate the deaths of 22 young people at popular bar

    There are reports that many of the victims may have been celebrating end of year exams

  30. Shingai Shoniwa embraces her Zimbabwean and Bantu heritage in new music.

    The musician is more widely known as the lead singer of the band the Noisettes

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