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Authorities in Sudan say five officers have been killed in the capital Khartoum while targeting a cell linked to the Islamic State (IS) group. The Sudanese Intelligence Service said 11 foreign militants of different nationalities had been arrested. According to the Directorate General of Intelligence, four fugitive foreign nationals are …

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is horrified by the findings of an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse by staff working in the Democratic Republic of Congo during an Ebola outbreak, BBC News reports. The allegations came to light a year ago following an investigation by the New …

Authorities in Nigeria say they have suspended the passports of more than 2,000 Nigerians accused of violating Covid-prevention protocols after returning from abroad. According to Dr Mukhtar Mohammed, member of the Covid committee, the passports would remain suspended for a year. Nigeria has strengthened its surveillance system at the airports, …

Four political parties in Tunisia have denounced the the seizure of all powers by president Kaïs Saied and asked for the reversion of his recent decision. One of the parties has warned that the president’s actions risked a slide into violence or even civil war. President Kaïs Saied was accused …

Algerian army chief, General Said Chanegriha has accused Morocco of conspiring against his country, and said Morocco has gone too far. The Algerian army chief has accused Morocco of “conspiracies and subversive propaganda campaigns”. He has promised a ‘firm response’ to the Moroccans. Last month Algeria cut all diplomatic ties …

Algerian authorities have announced that the country would start producing Sinovac, China’s anti-covid vaccine for its own use and export to other African countries on Wednesday. The production will be done in partnership with China and state pharmaceutical products company Saidal. The country plans to produce one million doses in …

Cameroonians mourn one of Africa’s most important kings, who died Monday in Paris after reigning for 29 years over the kingdom of Bamoun, in northwestern Cameroon. El-Hadj Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, 84-year-old, was a politician and served as a government minister and an overseas ambassador several times between 1960 and 1990 …

Army officials in Nigeria say 17 members of the security forces and two civilians have been killed in series of attacks by criminal gangs in the north-west of the country. According to the authorities, the gunmen raided five towns and set fire to a number of military camps in the …

Filsan Ahmed, the Ethiopian minister in charge of women, children and youth has resigned, citing reasons of a personal nature that weigh heavily on her personal conscience. On Twitter, Filsan Ahmed announced that she has resigned and that she took the decision after discussing “national and international issues” with Prime …

Billboards with large portraits of Liberian President George Weah are being lined up on the streets of the capital Monrovia, ahead of his 55th birthday on 1 October. The billboards being erected by the Monrovia City Council are currently all over central Monrovia and other parts of the city. It’s …