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Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States( ECOWAS) have reimposed severe sanctions against the Malian interim government after the military leaders had announced a long delay to the elections originally planned for February. After a meeting on Sunday in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, the ECOWAS leaders have decided …

At least six people have died in flash floods due to heavy rains in the south African province of Eastern Cape, local authorities have said on Sunday. The floods, triggered by heavy rains have displaced dozens of people living in a township to the east of the city. Some roads …

The Ugandan government has reopened schools in the country, closed for almost two years, after the detection of the first case of the coronavirus. The reopening of the education centers has since been announced by President Yoweri Museveni. Compliance with preventive measures including hand washing and wearing a face mask …

Thirteen civilians have been killed in Burkina Faso in two separate attacks by suspected Islamist militants, the BBC reports. Eleven people were killed in a raid on a village by heavily armed men on motorbikes, and two volunteers working with the army’s anti-jihadist force were killed in the second incident. …

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in the Liberian capital, Sierra Leone, as he tried to sell his 10-year-old son. It was apparently a desperate attempt to raise funds to replace a stolen motorcycle. After his arrest, the man told investigating officers in the capital, Monrovia, that he needed around …

Dozens of residents have reportedly been killed by gunmen who raided several communities in the Anka and Bukkuyum areas of Nigeria’s north-western Zamfara state, local media reported. Motorbike-riding bandits attacked villages, shooting indiscriminately and setting houses on fire, villagers told the BBC. Multiple sources have given different casualty figures – …

Four Kenyan police officers have been killed in an ambush in Lamu County, a coastal region near the country’s border with Somalia, local media are reporting. “We had an incident today morning and we have lost four police officers. Their vehicle was hit and caught fire,” Lamu County Commissioner Irungu …

The United Nations said on Thursday an air strike hit a refugee camp in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, killing three Eritrean refugees, including two children. The strike on Wednesday hit Mai Aini refugee camp near the southern Tigrayan town of Mai Tsebri, the United Nations said. “Three Eritrean refugees, two …

The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Turkey, David Satterfield will replace Jeffrey Feltman as the U.S special envoy to the Horn of Africa, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. Feltman, a veteran U.S. diplomat, assumed the post in April and quickly found himself in the middle of two …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said the country is working to develop a vaccine against COVID-19 as the country battles the growing number of cases of the virus. According to health experts, Nigeria needs to triple its vaccination drive from just over 100,000 doses a day to meet its target of …