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Nigerian president urges unity after contested election victory

Nigeria’s president has defended his sweeping win of a second term as free and fair and appealed to a “common love of country” as...

At least 20 killed and 40 injured in fire at train station in Egypt

At least 20 people have died and 40 injured in a fire in Cairo's Ramsis Railway Station earlier today, according to local television reports. Mohammed...

Nigerian opposition leader rejects election results

Nigeria’s top opposition candidate has rejected the results of what he called a “sham election” and said he will be challenging the outcome in...

Nigerian President Buhari takes early lead amid vote-rigging claims

Nigeria's incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari has surged to an early lead in election returns, winning six of 36 states in Africa's largest democracy, while...

Candidates rush back to capital as Nigeria delays presidential election

Nigerians awoke on Saturday to find that the country’s presidential election had been delayed until February 23 because of what the electoral commission called...

Dozens of Zimbabwean miners missing underground after flooding

Dozens of Zimbabwean workers are missing after torrential rain flooded mines while they were underground. State broadcaster ZBC said that 38 miners were trapped while...

Dozens of migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya

Up to 117 migrants might have died when a rubber dinghy capsized in the Mediterranean off Libya, survivors said. Flavio Di Giacomo, of the International...

Zimbabwe shuts down internet again amid unrest

Zimbabwe’s government has again forced a “total internet shutdown” after a violent crackdown on people protesting against fuel price increases, a media group has...

Kenya vows to track down those behind attack on hotel as death toll climbs to 21

The death toll from an extremist attack on a luxury hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi has climbed to 21, plus the five militants...

Zimbabwe anti-government protest over fuel prices continues

Streets are deserted in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare as a general strike continues for a third day in protest over the government’s decision to more...

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