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Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has said he has suspended the prime minister’s power to hire and fire civil servants, exacerbating a growing rift sparked by the disappearance of spy chief. The move comes a week after Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble suspended the country’s intelligence chief, accusing him of …

Ugandan prosecutors on Wednesday slapped additional charges of terrorism as well as aiding and abetting terrorism on two opposition National Unity Party (NUP) MPs. The lawmakers, Mohammed Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana, who are allied to the opposition leader Bobi Wine had been charged and remanded last week with three counts …

Libyan forces loyal to the eastern-based commander, General Khalifa Haftar, have been clashing in the south of the country with rebels from neighbouring Chad, BBC News reports. Gen Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army said it had carried out air strikes. The rebels, from a group called the Front for Change …

An international rights organization has accused the Eritrean soldiers and Tigrayan militias of raping, detaining and killing Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray. Human Rights Watch’s report detailed attacks around two camps in Tigray, where local forces have battled the Ethiopian government and their Eritrean allies since November …

The Nigerian Air force has denied firing on number of civilians who were reportedly killed in north-east Nigeria’s Yobe State when a military aircraft fired on a village. Residents of Buhari village close to the border with Niger told the BBC they saw warplanes flying above them before one of …

The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) must hold a summit to find a solution to the Guinean coup that overthrew President Alpha Condé. The Ecowas leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup and how to pressure the junta leaders …

The French president Emmanuel Macron has announced that the leader of the Islamist State group in the Sahara has been killed by French militaries. On his Twitter account, the French president has described the death of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi as a “major success in the fight against terrorist groups …

Government in Kenya said it is planning to manufacture covid vaccines locally from next year in partnership with limited companies. The country will begin with the establishment of a fill-and-finish facility, where vaccines are put into vials and packaged for use. “We aim to start local production during the first …

The UN has decided to withdraw 450 Gabonese peacekeepers from the Central African Republic (CAR) following allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, according to the Gabonese government. Following the accusations, the Gabonese defence ministry said it had opened an investigation. Read also: Angola: José Eduardo Dos Santos returns home after …

Angolan former president José Eduardo dos Santos returned home on Tuesday after spending two years in Spain, amid growing tensions between his family and the current head of state João Lourenço over alleged corruption. The details of the length of his stay are not yet known, but his arrival precedes …