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Civil servants in Zimbabwe have gone on a two-day strike to demand wage increases and that their salaries be paid in US dollars, as the local currency is rapidly devaluing, the BBC reported. The government is doubling salaries this month, but unions say the increases have been eroded by high …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited the Republic of Congo on Monday, the second leg of an African tour aimed at strengthening ties between Moscow and Africa, the continent which keeps its line of neutrality in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. African countries, which have a tangled heritage of relations with the …

At least one protester lost his life in Sudan when security forces tried to disperse them during the anti-coup demonstration in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities, local media reported. In a statement, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said the protester died “after he was hit by live bullets …

A coalition of opposition parties in Tunisia, the National Salvation Front (FSN), on Tuesday accused the electoral body of having “falsified” turnout figures, arguing that President Kais Saied’s referendum had “failed”. A referendum was held on Monday on a new disputed Constitution which grants vast prerogatives to the President of …

The Central African Republic is under water as several localities in the country are hit by heavy rainfall in recent days with significant human and material damage. Torrential rains recorded in recent days in the Central African Republic led to the death of 10 people, said the Central African Red …

At least ten people died and 50 others were injured during demonstrations against the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco), in the city of Goma, in the east of the country. Demonstrations have continued for a second day, demanding the departure of the peacekeeping force. After …

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Russian presence in Africa, as he arrived in Cameroon on Tuesday, a first visit to the country which marks the start of his tour through Africa. The Head of State wants to relaunch Franco-African collaboration, and reaffirm in Cameroon the political and economic relations between …

Former US President Donald Trump returns to Washington on Tuesday, a first since his departure from the White House in 2021 and the chaos of the assault on the Capitol. The billionaire, who is flirting more and more openly with the idea of running for president in 2024, will speak …

A herd of about 50 elephants said to have escaped from a conservation area in Zimbabwe have reportedly entered residential areas and destroyed food crops in neighbouring Mozambique, the BBC reported. A Mozambican official said that the elephants had crossed into Machaze district in the central Mozambican province of Manica …

Eight school children, a teacher and a driver died after a minibus carrying them to primary school fell into a roadside ditch in southern Tanzania, local media reported citing a police source. Nineteen other pupils from King David School were injured in the accident on Tuesday morning, the police chief …