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Military coup leader says he will be sworn in as Madagascar’s president

Madagascar’s military coup leader said that he is “taking the position of president” in an interview at his barracks. Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who led a...

Madagascar president dissolves lower house of parliament amid apparent coup bid

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday in the midst of a military rebellion that led him to...

Attempted coup ‘initiated’ in Madagascar, says president

An attempted coup is under way in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country’s president has said, a day after members of an...

Democratic Republic of the Congo announces new Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of the Congo health ministry has announced a new Ebola outbreak, the 16th in the central African country, after a case...

At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa, officials say

At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought heavy rain and snow...

Former Zambia president Edgar Lungu dies aged 68

Former Zambia president Edgar Lungu, who served as the leader of the southern African nation from 2015 until 2021, has died at the age...

UN says dozens of bodies found in part of Libyan capital run by armed militia

The United Nations human rights office expressed concerns on Wednesday about the discovery of dozens of bodies, some charred and buried and others in...

Six dead after tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast

Six people have died and nine were injured after a tourist submarine carrying 45 passengers sank off the Egyptian coast. Emergency crews rescued 29 people...

Military junta leader sworn in as president of Niger

Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that...

Death toll in Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma is at least 900

and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the UN health agency has said. The World Health...

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