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Five of the six men charged with murdering Italy's ambassador to the DRC in 2021 requested acquittal on Saturday, during a hearing in the capital, Kinshasa. Last Wednesday, the prosecution wrapped up its case and demanded the death…

Thirty eight people have been confirmed dead by the Jigawa State Ministry of Health in an outbreak of cerebellum spinal meningitis in the state. Recall earlier this week, the NCDC had held an emergency meeting over the outbreak of…

Twenty five people, including 22 civilians and three police officers, were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, according to a new toll announced Monday by the governor of the Sahel region.…

Dozens of rights and media groups urged Rwanda to conduct an independent and impartial probe into the death they see as "suspicious" of a top journalist who was critical of the government. John Williams Ntwali, 44, editor of The…

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has passed 1,000 while cases have risen to 30,621, the highest on record in the country, Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda said on Wednesday. Most of the deaths occurred in the two main…

South African power utility Eskom says police were investigating whether an attempt was made to poison its outgoing Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan also said the alleged incident "will be…

Zambia has demanded answers over the death of a student who was fighting for Russia in Ukraine. Lusaka has asked Moscow "to urgently provide information on the circumstances" surrounding Lemekhani Nyirenda's death. The 23-year-old, a…

In Somalia, the death toll from Saturday's twin bomb attack in the capital, Mogadishu, has climbed to at least 100, according to authorities. Two cars packed with explosives were detonated minutes apart near the busy Zobe junction…

The Gambia step up its health measures including better quality control over imported medicines after the mysterious death of dozens of children. The Gambian president Adama Barrow address the nation on the incident. "Fellow Gambians,…

Three more Ebola patients have died in Uganda, the health ministry says, bringing the total death toll to four. This comes days after authorities confirmed an outbreak. "In the last 24 hours, three new deaths have been recorded," the…