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By Enyichukwu Enemanna Ivory Coast says it is strengthening security along its northern border in response to "unusual refugee flows" believed to be caused by incessant attacks by armed groups on civilians in neighbouring Mali, a...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced the appointment of her longtime loyalist, Mwigulu Nchemba as Prime Minister after a disputed presidential poll in the East African country in which hundreds of persons...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The United States has called for international moves to cut off shipment of weapons to Sudan's paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arising from reports of mass killings in el-Fasher. US Secretary of...

By Ebi Kesiena The United Nations (UN) has sounded a fresh alarm over a looming global hunger emergency, naming Nigeria and Mali among 16 countries facing escalating food insecurity due to conflict, climate shocks, and dwindling...

By Ebi Kesiena South Africa has taken a historic step toward vaccine independence as Cape Town-based pharmaceutical company, Biovac, received regulatory approval to begin clinical trials for Africa’s first fully locally manufactured oral cholera vaccine. The...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Kenyan authorities on Wednesday said over 200 of its nationals are fighting for Russia in Moscow's war in Ukraine, confirming Kyiv position that Moscow relies on external assistance to prosecute the war that...