LOME—Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country.
MALINDI, Kenya—Kenyan authorities are due on Tuesday to release the bodies of several people linked to a doomsday starvation cult in a case that shocked the country and the world.
CAIRO—Since fighting began in Sudan last April between the army of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, tens of thousands have died and millions more have been forced to flee their homes. Growing hunger is a major issue.
DAKAR—Anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was on Monday set to become the youngest president in Senegal's history after his rival conceded the race, triggering a political earthquake in the West African nation.
KANO—At least four women were killed and one injured in a stampede as crowds gathered to collect cash handouts in northern Nigeria on Sunday, police told AFP.
BENI, DRC — At least 11 people were killed on Sunday in twin attacks near Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo – an attack local authorities say was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group.
DAKAR—Senegal began counting votes in Sunday's presidential election as the two main rivals said they were confident of winning a poll that followed several years of unrest and a political crisis.
N'DJAMENA—Authorities in Chad said on Sunday they had barred 10 candidates, including two fierce opponents of the military regime, from standing in the presidential election on May 6.
LILONGWE —Malawi's president appealed for $200 million in food aid this weekend, saying millions of citizens faced starvation due to a drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon.
ADDIS ABABA—March 24 Ethiopia aims to pass legislation to let foreigners own real estate as part of the country's broader plan to open up the economy and attract investors, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on state TV late on Saturday.
MOGADISHU—Somalia's intelligence agency said 16 suspects had been arrested over a deadly attack on a popular hotel in the capital Mogadishu 10 days ago.
ABUJA—More than 130 schoolchildren seized by gunmen in a mass kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month were released unharmed on Sunday, officials and the army said.
DAKAR—Senegal began voting Sunday for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of turmoil and political crisis.
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan government officials ignored "credible reports" that could have prevented the death of more than 400 suspected doomsday cult members, a state-funded human rights watchdog said on Friday.
JUBA — South Sudan said Thursday that its investigation into the 2017 death of journalist Christopher Allen supported earlier government claims that he was "unintentionally killed as a result of crossfire" while covering the country's bloody civil war.
DIOURBEL, Senegal —Former prime minister Amadou Ba has stepped out of the shadows telling supporters the "bandits" will not win as he battles to be Senegal's next president after Sunday's election.
UNITED NATIONS, United States—The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday called for the development of a set of international guidelines to address the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence.
PARIS—The Paris-based firm Cure51 is working on creating "the first global clinical and molecular database of exceptional survivors" of cancer, according to its website.
UNITED NATIONS, United States—A preliminary investigation into UNRWA, the embattled United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, has found "critical areas" which need to be addressed, a United Nations spokesperson said Wednesday.
N'DJAMENA, Chad —Clashes between "two communities" in eastern Chad have killed at least 42 people in a desert region of the vast Sahel country often hit by land disputes, authorities said Thursday.
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