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Tunisia: Court starts final hearing in mass trial of opposition figures

A Tunisian court started hearing on Thursday the final appeal of scores of opposition figures accused of plotting against the

Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei says she has rejected GH¢70,000 sent to her by the Majority Chief Whip, saying she

Infrastructure in South Africa’s economic hub Johannesburg is increasingly at risk from illegal mining, residents and officials are warning. They

Wearing white and carrying placards, dozens of nurses took to the streets of Nairobi, protesting over what they say is

The chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, inspected the readiness of the army on Wednesday in Blue Nile

The Office of the President has directed the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and TDC Ghana Limited to end their protracted

Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed the planned withdrawal of around 200 U.S. troops sent to help the West African country tackle

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday on a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries

Madagascar’s former Senate president Richard Ravalomanana was sentenced to 10 years of hard labour on Tuesday after being convicted of

Guinea-Bissau voters approved a referendum on a constitutional change that will give the president more powers, the country’s electoral commission