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The city of Palma in northern Mozambique has now benefited from United Nations humanitarian aid since the massive attack on the coastal city in March by Islamist militants. More than 2,000 families received food packages in Palma in the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province, BBC News reports. Aid workers have struggled …

According to figures by the UN, nearly 500,000 people would have been affected by flash flooding in six regional states in South Sudan. “An estimated 426,000 people have been affected and displaced by floods in South Sudan since May. Insecurity in Warrap State has made it difficult to respond to …

Classes are temporarily closed at the University of Liberia following a strike by teaching staff over wages and other working conditions. The crisis worsened on Monday when police tear-gassed students protesting against the absence of their teachers and poor sanitation. Read also: Sudan: prime minister speaks after failed coup attempt …

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has described a failed coup as an attempt to derail the country’s transition to civilian rule. In a televised address, Mr Hamdok blamed loyalists of former President Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted two years ago by the military following countrywide protests. Mr Hamdok said several …

The National Ummah Party, the largest party in the ruling coalition in Sudan, has condemned the attempted coup in the country and accused army officers of the old regime to be behind the tentative. In a statement, the Party declared: “In the wake of these miserable attempts to derail our …

The former commander-in-chief of the Egyptian armed forces, Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, is no more. He died on Tuesday, September 21 at the age of 85. Egyptians mourn former army commander Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. According to the “Akhbar Al-Youm” newspaper, Marshal Tantawi “passed away after a fierce fight against a …

The former south African president Jacob Zuma failed to appear before the court as his trial resume on Tuesday. His lawyer justifies his absence by the fact that his client is too sick to appear. According to the lawyer of Jacob Zuma, this latter failed to appear at the High …

The United States has urged somali President Abdullahi Farmajo and PM Mohamed Roble to resolve their disputes in order to preserve stability and peace in the country. The US said the dialogue between Somalia’s leaders, especially President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and PM Hussein Roble is very important for the country …

Three people were reportedly killed and dozens wounded after a series of explosions in the Burundian economic capital, Bujumbura. According to witnesses, at least two grenades exploded in a bus parking area, causing panic. A third explosion targeted a market and a fourth grenade exploded near a packed bus in …

The Sudan government says there has been a failed coup attempt in the country and measures are being taken to contain it, state media are reporting. “There has been a failed coup attempt, the people should confront it,” the AFP news agency quotes reports as saying. There had been an …