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17.01.2024 11:40 President Azali Assoumani is re-elected with 63% of the vote, but the opposition alleges rigging.

17.01.2024 02:10 There are fears that a famine is looming in the drought-hit and war-scarred Ethiopian region.

17.01.2024 02:10 Mali begin their Africa Cup of Nations 2023 campaign with a 2-0 win over South Africa as Percy Tau misses a first-half penalty for Bafana Bafana.

17.01.2024 02:10 Deon Hotto's 88th-minute header gives Namibia a shock first ever win at the Africa Cup of Nations in a 1-0 victory over Tunisia.

16.01.2024 21:00 Angola's public prosecutor accuses Ms Dos Santos, the former president's child, of 12 crimes.

16.01.2024 21:00 Critics question whether the $900 fine following a fatal traffic incident meant justice had been done.

16.01.2024 21:00 Bertrand Traore scores a 96th-minute penalty to see Burkina Faso narrowly beat Mauritania in their Africa Cup of Nations opener in Group D.

16.01.2024 15:50 Paul Mackenzie is accused of being behind the deaths, some from starvation, of more than 400 people.

16.01.2024 11:21 Authorities say the storm is now moving away from the island nation, but warn that risks still exist.

16.01.2024 11:21 Tracy Rabi is a teenage money expert from Tanzania who is on a mission to teach other children about finance and entrepreneurship.

16.01.2024 11:21 The court ruled the money was likely stolen by officials in the Nigerian Government in 2014.

16.01.2024 01:20 She and others demand an end to Nigeria's kidnap crisis, after the death of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar.

16.01.2024 01:20 A young woman was dismembered and stuffed in a plastic bag - the internet blames her.

16.01.2024 01:20 Five-time champions Cameroon are held to a draw by 10-man Guinea as the Africa Cup of Nations continues to produce surprise results.

16.01.2024 01:20 Algeria become the latest 2024 Africa Cup of Nations contenders to make a slow start after being held to a draw by Angola.