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Kenya : Ruto orders review of state salary hikes Kenyan presidency said it had ordered a review of salary increases for public servants in an apparent move to defuse tensions after a wave of sometimes deadly anti-government protests.

25 soldiers sentenced to death in DR Congo for 'fleeing the enemy', says lawyer Twenty-five soldiers accused of "fleeing the enemy" while fighting M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to death Wednesday during a one-day trial, according to their lawyers.

Anti-government protests flare up again in Kenya Riot police fired tear gas grenades and charged at stone-throwing protesters in downtown Nairobi and across Kenya on Tuesday in the most widespread unrest since at least two dozen protesters died in clashes a week ago.

Sierra Leone bans child marriage, enacts severe penalties for violations Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio enacted a law banning child marriage, with penalties including jail terms and fines.

Tunisia to hold presidential election on October 6 In power since 2019, President Kais Saied announced on Tuesday that Tunisia will hold a presidential election on October 6. He did not specify whether he would run for re-election.

Kenyan police arrest hundreds accused of looting during anti-government protests At least 270 people were arrested by Kenyan police on Tuesday after widespread looting reportedly broke out during anti-government demonstrations. Some protesters said their movement had been infiltrated by "goons".

Nigeria: Suicide bombings kill at least 32 people in northeastern town of Gwoza Nigeria is reeling from a string of suicide bombings that killed at least 32 people in the northeastern town of Gwoza. Saturday's blasts targeted a wedding, a hospital and a funeral. Meanwhile, opposition parties...

Kenyan activists call for fresh protests demanding Ruto's resignation In tonight's edition: Kenya mourns its dead after a crackdown on protests against tax hikes. Some are calling for fresh demonstrations and for President William Ruto to resign, despite his U-turn on the financial bill. Also...

South Africa's Ramaphosa unveils new coalition cabinet Following intense negotiations, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed opposition politicians to key ministerial positions in new cabinet while the ANC retained 20 positions, including key ministries.

Incumbent Ghazouani on course to win Mauritania's presidential elections Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani held a comfortable lead in the West African nation’s presidential elections, electoral commission polls showed Sunday, with at least 90 percent of the votes counted.

Multiple suicide bombings kill at least 18 people in northeast Nigeria Coordinated suicide attacks claimed the lives of at least 18 people in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has not officially claimed responsibility for the explosions, has been waging...

Mauritania heads to polls as incumbent Ghazouani expected to secure second term Mauritanians go to the polls Saturday to decide whether to re-elect President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani as head of the vast desert state, seen as a rock of relative stability in the volatile Sahel.

Mauritanians slam curbs on linguistic diversity as President Ghazouani seeks reelection Mauritanians head to the polls on Saturday with incumbent President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani expected to win a second consecutive term. But in a country deeply divided between the Arab-Berber community at the...

The 'Kagame generation': Many young Rwandans support president, but others seek change Rwandans are expected to re-elect Paul Kagame to a fourth term in next month's presidential election. Having guided the country since he put an end to the genocide of the Tutsis in 1994, the president presents...

Kenya : police fire tear gas on protestors after finance bill withdrawn In Kenya, police clash with protesters who continued to gather in Kenya, a day after president Ruto withdrew his unpopular tax bill. Two people were killed.

WTO head Okonjo-Iweala on Africa's trade and development roadmap In an interview with FRANCE 24 in Geneva, the head of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, speaks to Georja Calvin-Smith about her take on the vital components of Africa's trade and development roadmap.

Sierre Leone grapples with kush crisis as synthetic drug wreaks havoc Earlier this year, Sierra Leone declared a national emergency on substance abuse, amid rising numbers of people addicted to a synthetic drug called kush. Sold for as little as 20 cents per hit, kush is wreaking havoc among...

Protesters call for Kenya's president to resign despite tax-hike bill withdrawal Protesters in Kenya are demanding the resignation of President William Ruto despite his decision Wednesday to withdraw a controversial finance bill aimed at raising taxes to help relieve the country's debt burdens...

Kenya : Ruto withdraws bill after deadly protest In Kenya, William Ruto has said that the controversial tax bill will be withdrawn. It comes after at least 22 people were killed in protests against the bill on Tuesday, according to Kenya’s Human Rights Commission. The organisation has said that...

Kenya's Ruto says finance bill to be withdrawn after anti-tax protest deaths Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday said he would withdraw planned tax rises, bowing to pressure after deadly demonstations saw protesters storming parliament and threatening more action this week.