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EHuman Rights Watch has accused the Ethiopian military of indiscriminately shelling urban centers during the conflict in the northern region of Tigray last November. The US-based group said the attacks violated the "laws of war" and...

South Africa's planned coronavirus vaccination campaign will now be launched with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, instead of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine whose effectiveness is currently being questioned. South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced this Wednesday....

The Ghanaian parliament has shut down its building on Tuesday after more than 100 cases of Covid-19 were discovered among MPs and staff, official sources said. "I have decided, in consultation with political leaders, that the...

The UN Security Council has collectively welcomed the formation of an interim unity government in Libya, noting that it is "an important milestone". Last week, the country agreed on the transitional body, comprising a prime minister...

Supporters of an opposition figure, who is accused of rape clashed with police in the late hours on Monday in the capital Dakar. Controversy has risen over media reports that an employee of a beauty salon...

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced a new cabinet bringing in seven ex-rebel chiefs as ministers, following a peace deal in October aimed to end decades of war. The post of finance minister was given to...