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  1. Lesotho’s incoming prime minister vows change

    Lesotho’s new coalition government says reforms are coming

  2. Lesotho’s new prime minister promises reforms

    Sam Matekane outlines his plans to revive the country’s economy

  3. New party in Lesotho wins most seats in election

    The party of Lesotho diamond magnate Sam Matekane has won 56 seats

  4. Chad's military ruler General Déby extends stay in power

    Chad's military ruler General Mahamat Déby has inauguration ceremony

  5. Ethiopia: Peace talks postponed, while fighting intensifies

    AU-led peace talks between Ethiopia’s warring factions did not go ahead as planned

  6. African free trade area lifts off

    The first consignments of goods under the plan have been despatched

  7. Flash flooding worsens in Sudan

    A humanitarian crisis has unfolded in recent months

  8. Voters go to the polls in Lesotho

    The parliamentary elections come after multiple political crises

  9. Should Liberia set up a war crimes court?

    The Truth and Reconciliation Commission said such a body should be created

  10. Five years of insurgency in Mozambique

    Militants first attacked in Cabo Delgado province in October 2017

  11. The Gambia: WHO says cough syrups could be linked to child deaths

    The World Health Organization has issued a global alert over the medicines

  12. Somalia on the brink of famine

    The government is calling for more assistance from the international community

  13. Somalia calls for urgent famine assistance

    The government says countries responsible for climate change should pay

  14. Ethiopia government agrees to AU peace talks

    The African Union has invited both sides of the conflict to negotiations in South Africa

  15. Ugandan president’s son loses army role after Twitter spree

    Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been replaced as commander of Uganda's land forces

  16. Neighbour rescues 13 Zambian women held for six months

    The 13 women had been abducted by unknown people in Zambia and held for ransom

  17. Why has Kenya lifted ban on genetically modified crops?

    Kenya’s government has reversed a ban and says GM crops will now be allowed

  18. Burkina Faso: Col Ibrahim Traore assumes power

    An ECOWAS delegation has arrived in the capital following the weekend’s coup

  19. Somalia: Suicide bombings after al-Shabab leader killed

    Two blasts hit the town of Beledweyne, killing at least four

  20. Latest on Burkina Faso coup

    An ECOWAS delegation is in Ouagadougou

  21. Tunisians protest high-cost of living

    More than half the population is living in poverty and under food shortages

  22. Tigrayans blame Eritreans for 'numerous' airstrikes

    Fresh air strikes have been reported against Ethiopia's northern Tigray region

  23. Unrest in Burkina Faso

    Gunfire and heavy military presence were reported around the capital Ouagadougou

  24. Ukrainian Medical Degrees not recognised in Ghana

    Ghanaian students won't be recognised for Dental and Medical degrees acquired in Ukraine

  25. Ebola in Uganda: Museveni excludes lockdown measures

    Six people have died of Ebola out of 31 confirmed cases

  26. Trial of Rwanda genocide suspect begins in The Hague

    Felicien Kabuga stands accused of funding the genocide of the Tutsis in 1994

  27. Marking 200 years of the Rosetta Stone translation

    The Egyptian artefact allowed for the translation of hieroglyphics from ancient Greek.

  28. Uganda detected Ebola 'late'

    The World Health Organisation says the first patient may have been infected in August

  29. Al-Shabaab suffers defeat in Somalia

    The militant group is on the back foot after an attack by US drones and national troops

  30. Kenya is on guard after rising Ebola cases in Uganda

    The Ebola outbreak in Uganda has alarmed health authorities in neighbouring Kenya

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