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Africa: Tanzania's Zanzibar Airport Named One of the Best in Africa

[Independent (Kampala)] Zanzibar, Tanzania -- The Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Tanzania's Zanzibar has been declared one of the best airports in Africa, an official said on Thursday.

Relief over Nigerian leader's sanctions U-turn

Lifting restrictions on Niger is a climbdown for Ecowas and an embarrassment for Nigeria's leader, analysts say.

Relief over Nigerian leader's sanctions U-turn

Lifting restrictions on Niger is a climbdown for Ecowas and an embarrassment for Nigeria's leader, analysts say.

Relief over Nigerian leader's sanctions U-turn

Lifting restrictions on Niger is a climbdown for Ecowas and an embarrassment for Nigeria's leader, analysts say.

'There's a political will to end the Sudan war'

US envoy to Sudan says he’s seeing increased political will in the region to help bring the Sudan conflict to an end.

'There's a political will to end the Sudan war'

US envoy to Sudan says he’s seeing increased political will in the region to help bring the Sudan conflict to an end.

'There's a political will to end the Sudan war'

US envoy to Sudan says he’s seeing increased political will in the region to help bring the Sudan conflict to an end.

Major internet outages reported across Africa

Outages have been reported in Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

No amapiano from me, says Nigeria's Simi

The singer on life in the US with husband Adekunle Gold and what to expect from her newest album.

No amapiano from me, says Nigeria's Simi

The singer on life in the US with husband Adekunle Gold and what to expect from her newest album.

Egypt: EU Deal With Egypt Rewards Authoritarianism, Betrays 'Eu Values'

[HRW] Migration Control Obsession Ignores Abuses, Entrenches Oppression

Gambia: Parliament Must Not Lift the Ban Against Female Genital Mutilation

[AI London] Responding to the upcoming vote in Gambia's parliament on 18 March on a bill to reverse the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), Michèle Eken, senior researcher at Amnesty International's West and Central Africa office, said:

Nigerian king and philosopher dies aged 81

"Peaceful" and "listening" monarch Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun dies after two years on the throne.

Nigerian king and philosopher dies aged 81

"Peaceful" and "listening" monarch Oba Moshood Olalekan Balogun dies after two years on the throne.

Al-Shabab attacks hotel in Somali capital

Security forces say they have ended the 12-hour siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by killing all five gunmen.

Kenyan job hunters rejected after pregnancy, HIV tests

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) says the medical tests were necessary for the tax enforcement work.

Kenyan job hunters rejected over pregnancy, HIV tests

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) says the medical tests were necessary for the tax enforcement work.

Africa: More Guns, Less Grain As Conflict and Hunger Claim African Lives

[ISS] The use of starvation as a weapon of war is reversing decades of improvements in global hunger.

Africa: Unveiling the Harambee~Ubuntu Pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Brand

[TrustAfrica] We are proud to announce a significant development in the pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Initiative emanating from our recent insightful and collaborative strategising meeting in Kenya, from 1-2 March 2024.

Zimbabwe: Beekeeping Offers Opportunity to Zimbabwean Farming Communities

[IPS] Chimanimani, Zimbabwe -- Honeybees quickly react with a sharp and loud buzz sound as beekeeper Tanyaradzwa Kanangira opens one of the wooden horizontal Kenyan top bar hives near a stream in a thick forest in Chimanimani, 412 kilometres from Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.