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Council workers in Buea in south-west Cameroon are being compelled to attend the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations football games. This is in line with instructions by the regional governor, according to the town’s mayor, with attendance being mandatory for all. The decision came after many games were played in …

A Tanzanian terrorist leader known as Ali has been arrested in Nangade district in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambican troops said. Ali, 39-year-old was captured with six other Islamic State group-linked insurgents, military officials say. The terrorist’s capture comes amid a deteriorating security situation in the district, with …

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has made a special promise to the players of the national team if they manage to win the match against Senegal, the third day of Pool B, during the AFCON 2021. On Twitter, the president said if Flames advance to the Round of 16, all featured …

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors say seven people have been killed by security forces during Monday’s pro-democracy protests in the country. According to the medics, “civilians were shot with live bullets” during Monday’s demonstrations. Reuters news agency quotes a witness as saying several injured civilians could be seen bleeding …

Former Guinean President Alpha Condé left the country on Monday to travel abroad for a medical check-up, a source close to him said and confirmed by a government official. The military leaders in December said the ex-president would be allowed to travel on medical grounds but could not remain abroad …

Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Déby has thanked Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for agreeing to hold peace talks between government and rebel groups. President Déby, who heads Chad’s Transitional Military Council, said that a delegation from Chad was currently in Doha to meet Qatari officials to prepare for …

Police in Mozambique said a bald man was beheaded by criminal gangs who wanted to sell it to a client from Mali but had to leave it in the central city of Muandiwa when their client disappeared. Some Mozambicans believe bald men’s heads contain gold. The first reports of bald …

Somali government spokesperson Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu was injured on Sunday in an explosion at a road junction in the capital Mogadishu, police and the national news agency reported. The explosion was set off by a suicide bomber, reports said. The al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab, in comments on its …

The United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Mali ( MINUSMA) has suspended its flights amid discussions over sanctions that have shut air and land borders to the West African country. “MINUSMA has to temporarily suspend all flights. We are in discussion with our Malian partners on the new mechanism for approving …

The new US special envoy to the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield is expected in Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia, the State Department said on Friday, calling on Addis Ababa to help end conflict in the country. The new diplomat will visit the countries with Assistant Secretary Molly Phee. “They …