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Cars belonging to the presidency Burkina Faso have been found riddled with bullet holes near the home of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in the capital Ouagadougou. Mr. Kaboré was detained by mutinous soldiers who also reportedly took control of state television in the capital, Ouagadougou. Some troops in the …

Security forces in Burkina Faso have taken control of state television in the capital Ouagadougou as part of the coup that is believed to be underway, according to several sources. Reports say the military surrounded state television and there was no live programming on Monday morning, although it remained on …

At least sixteen people were killed and eight others injured in a fire that engulfed an upmarket nightclub in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé in the early hours of Sunday, the government said. The tragedy unfolded at Liv’s Night Club. “The incident was caused by the explosion of fireworks usually used in …

The president of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has been detained at a military camp in what can be called a coup, the Reuters reports. According to the news agency citing two security sources and a West African diplomat, president Kaboré had been detained by mutinying soldiers. Shots were …

Health officials in Eswatini announced that at least 10,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson expired vaccine will be destroyed, the Swazi Observer newspaper reports. According to the newspaper, the Johnson & Johnson vaccines expired on Tuesday last week and the country is expecting to receive more vaccines. The health minister …

Ethiopian army is planning to enter the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle and “eliminate” rebellious forces, a top military official said on Friday. In an interview with state-affiliated media outlet Fana broadcast, Ethiopian Defence Forces (EDF) deputy army chief General Abebaw Tadesse said the country would not be at peace …

At least 13 people were killed and many others injured when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in western Ghana detonated, flattening a rural community, the police said on Friday. Smouldering timber and torn-up sheet metal marked where hundreds of houses had stood in Apiate, a settlement about …

Social network Twitter said it has suspended a number of accounts focusing on the conflict in Ethiopia for violating its rules including engaging in hashtag and mention spam. The social media company said it had taken this action for “violations of the Twitter rules, including engaging in hashtag and mention …

At least two people have been killed in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa after security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition into crowds attending Epiphany’s religious festival, local media report. Followers of the Orthodox Church – the most widely practised faith in the country – were observing part of the …

The UK’s Minister for Africa Vicky Ford has met Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and called for an end to the conflict in the country. In the last stop of her visit to eastern Africa, the minister urged the warring sides to engage with the African Union-led mediation and expressed …