Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Monday called for an emergency session of the African Union Peace and Security Council to reject Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland.
Côte d'Ivoire's ruling party has won more than 77% of the seats in parliament, two months after the re-election of Alassane Ouattara as president, according to results announced on Monday.
Zimbabwe will add 400 megawatts to its power grid, a fifth of the country's current electricity demand, under a $455 million upgrade of its Hwange coal-fired power plant, the head of state-owned power utility ZESA said.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved the cancellation of $1.42 billion and 5.57 trillion naira ($3.85 billion) in debts owed by state oil firm NNPC Limited to the government, the presidency said on Monday.
World-renowned boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident today in Makun, Ogun State.
Eritrea has called for an "unequivocal" response from the UN Security Council over Israel's recognition of Somaliland, warning that the move could inflame regional and global instability.
Somalia’s Federal Parliament has adopted a resolution declaring any purported recognition of Somaliland by Israel or any other state unlawful, null and void, and without legal effect under international law.
Britain has imposed visa restrictions on DR Congo nationals over the country's "poor co-operation" on returning illegal migrants, the UK government said.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of Somalia, has delivered a strong address to the country's parliament, declaring that Somalia will not be used as a base for military aggression against other countries.
The European Union has emphasised that Somalia's sovereignty should be respected after Israel formally recognised its northern region of Somaliland as an independent state.
Guinean security forces have neutralised an armed group in the capital city, Conakry, authorities said on Saturday.
Some 2.4 million voters are eligible to vote in the national elections.
State lawmaker describes Jabo village as 'peaceful community' with 'no known history of Daesh, Lakurawa, or any other terrorist groups operating in the area.'
Experts say Israel’s announcement signals plans to “expand” ties immediately, suggesting strategic interests in Somaliland’s resources and potential relocation of Palestinians.
The regional leaders say any recognition of territory belonging to a UN member state violates the UN Charter, the AU’s principle of territorial unity and international norms.
The ruling party, Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP), has a majority in the 255 seat national assembly.
The US president says the Pentagon executed numerous perfect strikes against Daesh targets in Nigeria.
Somalia's Banadir region, which includes the capital Mogadishu, went to the polls on 25 December for the first time in 56 years through direct popular vote.
A draw suited neither team and they both face difficult last matches next week which they need to win if they are to progress.
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has rejected the plan which calls for its withdrawal from occupied areas to supervised camps.
A boat reportedly carrying around 200 people was bound for Spain's Canary Islands, one of the world's deadliest migration routes.
Christmas day is observed by Christians around the world to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
The US said it carried out the strikes on 25 December in the northwestern Nigerian state of Sokoto.
The Al Shabab terrorist group remains the greatest immediate threat to peace and stability in Somalia and the region, especially Kenya, UN experts said in a report released on Wednesday.
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