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French energy giant Total has suspended operations at a site exploring a major gas field in northern Mozambique weeks after Islamist militants attacked a nearby town. The company said that it was

The Zulu royal family in South Africa has announced the death of its monarch Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu just a month after she became regent. Queen Mantfombi, 65, became interim leader of

The secretary-general of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) has refused to comply with his suspension after being charged with corruption. Ace Magashule denies the charges and said that he, as head

Mourners in traditional dress have paraded through the streets of Johannesburg to honour South Africa’s Zulu queen on the eve of her funeral. Queen Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu, 65, became interim leader

A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies – two more than doctors had detected during scans. Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali’s government flew her

A former Ugandan child solider who became a commander in a notorious rebel group has been jailed for war crimes. Dominic Ongwen, now 45, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for

Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been on a charm offensive – trying to mend relations with neighbouring Kenya, which took a battering during her predecessor’s time. John Magufuli, who died

Nine babies born to a Malian woman will need to spend “two to three months” in incubators, a director of the clinic where they were born has said. Professor Youssef Alaoui of

More than 100 former United Nations peacekeepers from Ethiopia have sought asylum in Sudan. The group was part of a recently closed UN mission in Sudan’s Darfur region, and had been due

Nigeria and Algeria have reported the Indian variant of the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization. Following this confirmation, seven African nations have now officially detected the variant within their territories.

In a scathing ruling, five High Court judges in Kenya have blocked a government-backed plan to make fundamental changes to the country’s constitution. The judgement is arguably the most significant ruling by