The president of the Central African Republic Faustin Archange Touadera won a third term in last month's election with 78% of the vote, the constitutional court said on Monday, announcing final results.
The Congolese army said on Monday it had retaken control of the strategic city of Uvira after the M23 rebels withdrew.
Museveni’s victory cements his position as one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, having first come to power in 1986.
A UN report said authorities estimated that more than 400,000 people had been affected
Africa still lags in social protection coverage compared to the rest of the world, leaving its population precarious and susceptible to socioeconomic shocks. Only 19.1% of the continent’s population is covered by at leas
Beninese President Patrice Talon's ruling bloc won a clean sweep in legislative elections, according to provisional results.
President Yoweri Museveni told the nation on Sunday that his landslide victory in Uganda's election showed the dominance of his party.
South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster after widespread flooding that destroyed homes and killed dozens, while thousands sought shelter in neighbouring Mozambique.
Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the chairperson of the African Union Commission, has congratulated President Yoweri Museveni for winning Uganda's January 15, 2026 presidential election.
Doumbouya won December election with 86.7% of vote.
The prosecution said the key suspect, who served as a grave digger for the sect, confessed to participating in the deaths and burials of victims, most of them children.
Police urge citizens to remain peaceful after the opposition party said its leader Bobi Wine had been arrested at his home and taken away in an army helicopter.
President Sisi expresses appreciation for Trump’s interest in the Nile issue, describing it as “the lifeline of the Egyptian people.”
Incumbent Yoweri Museveni won 71.65 percent of the vote as his main rival Bobi Wine goes into hiding after a police raid at his home in the capital, Kampala.
Egypt has long opposed the project because of worries about its future supplies of water from the Nile, on which it is heavily dependent.
US President tells Egypt he's ready to reopen diplomacy on Ethiopia's mega-dam, offering support while praising ally al-Sisi for his Gaza ceasefire role.
The visit comes as President Mohamud's government intensifies efforts to ensure national unity and protection of Somalia's territorial integrity.
Chadian government spokesman said an incursion by armed fighters from Sudan led to a clash when Chadian troops ordered them to leave.
The electoral commission said President Yoweri Museveni was on 75.4 percent to opposition leader Bobi Wine's 20.7 with close to 60 percent of votes counted.
Southern Africa has experienced a series of extreme weather events in recent years, including devastating cyclones and a scorching drought.
Anthony Joshua shared online footage of himself hitting pads with a trainer just weeks after a car crash which killed two of his close friends.
Conflict, displacement and economic pressures have driven food insecurity for years, WFP says.
Nearly 100 artefacts, along with around 15,000 photographs and a dozen films, have now been returned to their country of origin.
Ethiopian police say they have seized more than 56,000 rounds of ammunition, which Addisa Ababa claims to have been sent from a neighbouring nation.
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