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Sudan: RSF turns to mercenaries to seize El Fasher

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said Sunday they had seized the army headquarters in El-Fasher, the last major urban centre in the western D

Djibouti parliament votes to lift presidential age limit

Djibouti’s parliament voted unanimously to lift a presidential age limit on Sunday, opening the way for leader Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth

6 killed as Ivory Coast awaits election results

Six people have died this month during the election period in the Ivory Coast. Ivorians voted for a new president on Saturday. While election day was

Ivory Coast votes amid rising fear of violence

Alassane Ouattara is the overwhelming favourite to secure a fourth term as Ivory Coast holds presidential poll today, a task facilitated by the absenc

Oil prices surge after US hits Russian crude with sanctions

Oil prices jumped around five per cent on Thursday after US President Donald Trump targeted Russia’s key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to e