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Ethiopian lawmakers remove Tigray group from terror list

Most of Ethiopia’s 547 lawmakers voted to remove the TPLF from the terror list, with 61 objections and five abstentions, according to the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation.

By Associated Press 11h ago

Ethiopian lawmakers remove Tigray group from terror list

43,000 people died in Somalia in 2022 due to drought, says UN

By Xinhua 15h ago

Tanzania confirms outbreak of Marburg virus

Tanzania health minister Ummy Mwalimu confirms outbreak of Marburg virus; five people dead, three others hospitalised and contact tracing ongoing.

By Fred Kagonye And Agencies Mar. 21, 2023

Uganda passes bill criminalizing LGBTQ

“Congratulations,” said Speaker Anita Among. “Whatever we are doing, we are doing it for the people of Uganda.”

By AP News Mar. 21, 2023

Nigeria's Peter Obi wants election results cancelled

Peter Obi, candidate of the Labor Party, who finished third in last month’s presidential race is asking the court to declare him the winner and nullify Bola Tinubu’s victory.

By AP News Mar. 21, 2023

Nigeria's Peter Obi wants election results cancelled

Opposition files petition against Nigerian election result

A Nigerian opposition party has filed a petition with the Court of Appeal against the ruling party for its candidate’s victory in last month’s presidential election.

By AP Mar. 21, 2023

Opposition files petition against Nigerian election result

Gunmen kill 9 Chinese at mine in Central African Republic

Gunmen stormed a Chinese-operated gold mining site that had recently been launched in Central African Republic, killing nine Chinese nationals and wounding two others.

By AP Mar. 19, 2023

Gunmen kill 9 Chinese at mine in Central African Republic

Reports of violence in Nigeria election for new governors

By Saturday night, the counting of votes has started in most of the polling units across the country, though the winners are not expected to be announced until Monday.

By AP Mar. 19, 2023

Reports of violence in Nigeria election for new governors

UK minister in Rwanda reinforcing migrant deportation plan

Human rights groups cite Rwanda's poor human rights record, and argue it is inhumane to send people more than 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers) to a country they don’t want to live in.

By VOA Mar. 19, 2023

UK minister in Rwanda reinforcing migrant deportation plan

Burundi declares polio emergency

The polio outbreak is Burundi's first in more than 30 years.

By VOA Mar. 19, 2023

Cyclone death toll in Malawi rises to 438 with rescue operations underway

More bodies have been recovered in Malawi's southern region hit by Cyclone Freddy.

By Xinhua Mar. 18, 2023

Cyclone death toll in Malawi rises to 438 with rescue operations underway

Journalists held over Salva Kiir's video freed

South Sudan’s National Security Service has released the remaining journalists detained for weeks over a video apparently showing the country’s president wetting himself during an event.

By AP News Mar. 18, 2023

Journalists held over Salva Kiir's video freed

Nigeria electing governors after disputed presidential vote

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has promised to address challenges that arose in last month’s election, such as the delays in voting and uploading of results.

By AP Mar. 18, 2023