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At least six people drowned and 30 others missing after their boat capsized off the Tunisian coast, local media reported. According to survivors, 70 migrants had been aboard the boat from a range of countries including Egypt, Sudan and Morocco. A Tunisian defence spokesman said they had set off from …

The resurgence of tribal conflicts in the Darfur region in Sudan has led to the death of several and the displacement of nearly 15,000, UN said. UN says a personal dispute between two men from the Masalit tribe and an Arab nomadic group sparked the conflict near the city of …

Authorities in Morocco have announced the reopening of the country’s airspace to international passenger flights from next month. The country banned all inbound and outbound international flights in November 2021 to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of covid-19. Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch announced the lifting of the ban …

The Rwandan authorities have announced the reopening of the main border with Uganda from next Monday, which has been closed for almost three years. The border’s reopening was announced after meeting of President Yoweri Museveni’s son Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Cross-border movement of people and …

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed a new cabinet after sacking the previous one on Monday. Curiously, his party’s top officials do not appear in his government. The former cabinet was dissolved on Monday amid a public outcry over corruption, saying he was taking the decision to “confront all forms …

Unvaccinated people in Rwanda will be barred from public spaces and events, Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente said in a statement. Prime Minister Ngirente said people should be fully vaccinated before being allowed to access public spaces or events and festivities. A nightly curfew will begin from midnight, and night clubs …

The UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has mourned as a “true pioneer” Ghana’s first female brigadier general, Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu, who died on Monday. Mr Guterres paid tribute to Brig Gen Edjeani-Afenu for making history in peacekeeping as the first female deputy force commander of a UN mission in Western …

Denmark says it will start pulling its troops out of Mali after the West African country’s transitional junta government this week insisted on an immediate withdrawal. French and European allies had previously urged Mali to let Danish troops stay, and Mali’s insistence that they go is seen as a swipe …

Elephants suspected of killing two people in Metuchira district in the central Mozambican province of Sofala have been killed, local media report. The two pachyderms are reported to have killed the victims at their homes. The National Administration of Conservation Areas (Anac) said it carried out an investigation that identified …

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has declared parts of the country disaster areas, after 19 people were killed in floods caused by tropical storm Ana. The deaths have been reported in at least five districts in southern Malawi, where more than 50 people also suffered various degrees of injuries. Up to …