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The parliamentary Agriculture Committee agreed on the construction of six dams in Kenya to be funded by the Egyptian government…

Fighters from Central African Republic's largely Muslim Seleka militia attacked refugees in the country's remote north on Wednesday, stabbing or…

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last…

Africa's elephant population has suffered its worst drop in 25 years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said…

At least 44 people — including 37 demonstrators and six police officers — have been killed in protests over Congolese…

Gabon's re-elected President Ali Bongo shrugged off international calls for a recount of last week's disputed vote, saying it was…

Hundreds of soldiers and police officers were deployed in Gabon's capital Libreville on Friday to keep order after two days…

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Wednesday dismissed demands by once stalwart war veteran supporters to quit, saying he was…

Mali extended a state of emergency for 10 days on Wednesday, the council of ministers said, after a spate of…

A leading opposition candidate for president of Democratic Republic of Congo was questioned on Monday over government allegations of hiring…