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About 1.5 million people commute to the city's Central Business Disctrict everyday by various modes of transport, according to Kenya Railways. New Diesel Mobile Units and Commuter Rail Buses will...

Mr Abiy accused the region's ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), of launching the attack. The attack resulted in "many martyrs, injuries and property damage", he said in...

More than 29 million people have registered to vote in Wednesday’s election to decide the fate of President Magufuli, who is seeking re-election. Voting will be allowed until 4pm local...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into self-quarantine, according to a statement from the presidency. This is after a guest at a dinner attended by the president on Saturday...

The United States on Thursday condemned what it called excessive use of force by the Nigerian military for firing on unarmed demonstrators. Amnesty International says at least 12 people were...

Ex-Burundi leader gets life sentence for killing another former president. Buyoya was on Monday convicted for "an attack against the head of state" over his role in the killing of...

The CDC said 299,028 more people died between January 26 and October 3 than the average numbers from the previous four years (2015 – 2019) would have indicated. That compares...

A number of people taking part in a protest against police brutality have reportedly been shot dead or injured in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos. A witness told the BBC he...

Removing Sudan from state-sponsors of terror list would pave way for country to be relieved of debt and attract foreign investment. After months of negotiations between the transitional Sudanese government...

In the past 24 hours, there were 12,982 new infections, pushing the overall number to 1,002,662, the country's health ministry said. It reported 451 new deaths, bringing the nation's toll...