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Angolan Attorney-General, Helder Pitta Gros, says a post mortem examination into the death of the former president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, has ruled out poisoning, local media reported. It comes after the late president’s daughter, Tchize dos Santos, requested an autopsy of her father’s corpse. She has spoken of a …

South African police arrested a man after intercepting a minibus taxi carrying 21 sheep suspected to have been stolen. They said preliminary investigations showed the bus ran out of petrol as the occupants travelled from Kuruman in Northern Cape where the livestock were allegedly stolen. The stationary vehicle was spotted …

The Democratic Republic of Congo officially joins the East African Community (EAC) becoming the seventh country of the regional bloc. Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs Christophe Lutundula presented the documents to EAC secretary general Peter Mathuki, who described the development as significant for DR Congo and the community. Member states …

Tunisian President Kais Saied issued a warning against interference in the referendum scheduled for later this month as a way to establish the controversial new constitution. The warning comes amid renewed calls for boycott against the 25 July referendum on the new constitution which the president has promoted. The president …

The chairman of the Social Imberakuri opposition party in Rwanda, Bernard Ntaganda issued a warning to President Paul Kagame saying it is time for him to hand over. The warning comes after President Kagame announced he intends to lead the country for another 20 years. According to Mr Ntaganda, Mr …

Burundian opponent of the National Congress for Freedom (CNL) principal opposition party, André Ndagijimana, died while in custody in the northern province of Ngozi. According to the CNL, Mr Ndagijimana passed away after the prison authority refused him “permission to seek treatment”. “It’s very sad because a person in detention …

The leader of the political party Commitment for Citizenship and Development (ECiDé) in DR Congo, Martin Fayulu reacted on the ongoing conflict between DR Congo and Rwanda, saying President Kagame is playing with them like little children. According to Mr Fayulu, the Rwandan president Paul Kagame is playing with the …

The world’s population is expected to reach 8 billion by November 15, a projection from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said on Monday. The agency also predicts that India will overtake China as the most populous country by 2023 of the world. “As we anticipate the birth …

Forty-nine Ivorian soldiers said to have been joining a contingent of the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma) were arrested in Bamako on Sunday, amid speculation of a coup attempt, Malian media reported. The arrested soldiers reportedly did not have the UN mission authorisation and were “all all brought in two …

A court in the Spanish city of Barcelona approved the autopsy of the body of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died last week. The late president , 79, died in Spain where he was being treated for an undisclosed illness. Tchize dos Santos, requested an autopsy of …