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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa told British government to stop meddling on the country’s affairs, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports quoting the president’s spokesman. It follows criticism to a proposed law, the Private and Voluntary Organisation Bill, that critics say will give government more control over civil society groups. The government …

Separatist groups in the English-speaking region of Cameroon kidnapped ruling party Senator Elizabeth Regina Mundi, local media reported. The Senator was abducted on Saturday along with her driver in the north-western town of Bamenda, local officials are quoted as saying. An official told the AFP news agency that two wings …

The first African factory producing vaccines against the coronavirus pandemic says it may shut down production due to lack of demand. The pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare, which produces Johnson & Johnson vaccines in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province now risks closure. Professor Tulio de Oliveira, director of the Center for …

The UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to help Niger’s military fight jihadist insurgents that have been carrying out frequent attacks, the BBC reports. Speaking during a visit to the capital, Niamey, he said the violence in the Sahel region had become a global threat. Antonio Guterres …

Al-Shabab Islamist militants targeted an African Union base in central Somalia where Burundian soldiers house, news agencies reported. Witnesses said there was heavy fighting at the base, which is about 130 km (80 miles) northeast of the capital, Mogadishu. According to the local military commander, Mohamed Ali, militants launched the …

Ethiopian security forces have arrested 76 people suspected of instigating violence on Monday against Muslims who had gathered in the capital, Addis Ababa. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds during the incident but there were no reports of casualties. Tens of thousands of Muslims were attending Eid prayers in …

UN Secretary General António Guterres is expected in north-east Nigeria, to meet families affected by the Islamist insurgency, local media reported. Mr Guterres is travelling from neighbouring Niger, another country that has been under sustained attacks from jihadist militants, the BBC reports. He is pushing for robust African peace initiatives …

Malian authorities declared they are breaking all defense agreements with France as diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated. They cited multiple violations of Malian sovereignty by French troops and noted a “profound deterioration of the military co-operation with France for some time now”. In a statement by military …

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged his deputy William Ruto to step down as relations between the two deteriorate ahead of general elections due in August. President Kenyatta accused Deputy Ruto of not doing enough to help the country deal with the struggling economy, and said he shouldn’t criticize the …

A High court in Sudan reversed a decision dissolving Islamic Call Organization, an organizing and financing arm for the regime that helped to finance Islamist groups including Hamas, Reuters agency reported. This is one more step towards the rehabilitation of the allies of the old regime. Analysts say it is …