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Omicron variant present in Nigeria health body says

The Nigerian health body says contact tracing is underway

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Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

South Africa's president urges everyone to get vaccinated

• 22 mins

Nigerian diplomat accuses UK of 'travel apartheid'

Nigeria has been placed on the UK's travel red list

• 26 mins

US Senator says civil war could see Ethiopia break apart

US senator says only dialogue could bring an end to the civil war

• 24 mins

Benin opposition leader in court on terror charges

The former justice minister has been detained for more than eight months

• 21 mins

The TPLF calls for a ceasefire in the Ethiopia conflict

The leader of the TPLF calls for a ceasefire in the Ethiopia conflict

• 23 mins

South Africa opens a new Covid vaccine plant

A new Covid vaccine plant opens in Cape Town, South Africa

• 25 mins

Many feared dead after huge explosion in Ghana

Videos show many destroyed buildings and scattered debris near Bogoso

• 24 mins

Ghana explosion: at least 13 dead after huge blast near mining town

Rescue and recovery operations continue

• 22 mins

Burkina Faso suspended from Ecowas - sources

The people are slowly coming to terms with military government in Burkina Faso

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Mali coup 'contagious' in region says chair of Ecowas

An Ecowas meeting was called in response to last month's coup in Burkina Faso

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Covid: South Africa makes its own version of Moderna vaccine

Africa currently has the lowest uptake of Covid vaccines in the world

• 24 mins

Uganda investigating novelist's torture allegations

Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija won a prestigious prize last year

• 29 mins

Zimbabwe: teachers suspended for pay strike take legal action

The education minister said the teachers would be suspended without pay for three months

• 20 mins

Former Sudanese ruling council member arrested

Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman was picked up near his home, his relatives said

• 24 mins

Trial of Kenyan lawyer begins at the ICC

Paul Gicheru denies corruptly influencing witnesses in William Ruto's case

• 20 mins

African nationals still trapped in Ukraine

The UN says two-thirds of a million refugees have fled Ukraine

• 25 mins

Ukraine: Why did Eritrea vote against UN resolution?

Eritrea was one of only five countries to vote against a UN resolution condemning Russia

• 24 mins

Kenya's 'boda-bodas' taxis are ordered to re-register

Kenya's president orders crackdown on motorbike taxis after a woman was attacked

• 38 mins

South Africa asked to mediate in Ukraine war - Ramaphosa

Mr Ramaphosa did not say who had made the approach

• 22 mins

Is Ethiopia to blame for deaths of MSF staff in Tigray?

Were Ethiopian government forces responsible for the deaths of MSF workers in Tigray?

• 26 mins

Malawi ramps up polio vaccination after outbreak

Polio usually affects children under five

• 27 mins

'Historic' day as DR Congo joins East Africa trade bloc

A virtual summit was held to welcome DR Congo as the EAC's seventh member

• 28 mins

Angola suspends salaries of striking doctors

Angola suspends salaries of striking doctors

• 20 mins

Concerns over police-enforced brutality and disappearances in Kenya

Concerns about the rise in police brutality and disappearances in Kenya

• 29 mins

Report alleges Zuma put self-interest over country

A report into 'state capture' in South Africa makes serious allegations against Zuma

• 29 mins

A major attack on ATMIS forces in Somalia

Al Shabab claim responsibility for an attack on ATMIS forces in Somalia

• 22 mins

Africa in the grip of a fuel crisis

What can African governments do to weather the storm of the fuel crisis?

• 26 mins

Hopes are fading fast for trapped miners in Burkina Faso

Frustration and despair as hope of finding miners alive ebb away

• 23 mins

Rwandan former combatants resettle in the country

Rwandan ex-combatants and their families are allowed to resettle in the country

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