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UK: Sunak leads first round of voting to replace Johnson
Six candidates, including former finance minister Rishi Sunak, are now in the running to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader. Voting will continue next week until…
No end in sight to Nigeria’s border closures
Nigeria’s borders crossings with Benin and Niger remain sealed despite a warning that the shutdown is harming prosperity
Afrobarometer: Climate change literacy still low in Africa
Despite Africa bearing the brunt of erratic global weather patterns, many people are still unfamiliar with climate change, a new survey says
Second Ebola case confirmed in DRC’s Goma
Health officials fear an Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC could spread in Goma. Earlier in July, the city registered its first case
Sudan: Deadly crackdown probe results spark fresh protests
A Sudanese investigation said that 87 people were killed when security forces broke up a protest in June. The probe’s death toll sparked fresh anger
Uganda: One year of social media tax
The introduction of a social media tax a year ago in Uganda caused an outcry from government critics and rights groups
DRC sees first case of Ebola in Goma, near Rwanda border
The presence of the virus has raised concerns of an outbreak in the densely populated area along the Rwandan border
Africa’s free trade agreement: Curse or blessing?
The African free trade agreement is hailed as a huge step forward by some, but criticized as a project with little chance of coming true by others
Libya conflict: No end in sight to humanitarian crisis
Migrants in Tripoli are staging a hunger strike demanding better protection by the UN as the death toll rises to staggering heights
Ethiopia’s ethnic violence shows Abiy’s vulnerability
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister looks increasingly vulnerable as he faces deep divisions in the ruling coalition and simmering ethnic conflicts
Ebola outbreak spreads to new city in conflict-hit Congo
Home to nearly one million people, Bunia is the latest Congolese city to report an Ebola infection
Will elections in Guinea-Bissau end years of political crisis?
Guineans hope the poll will mark the end of a long period of political crisis in the West African country
Senegal President Macky Sall wins re-election
Macky Sall has secured a solid majority of votes, winning a second term without the need for a run-off vote
Kenyan rights groups demand clarity over activist’s death
Rights groups are demanding an investigation into the death of activist Caroline Mwatha. Police claim she died during a failed abortion
Africa’s forgotten stateless population
Africa has one of the largest stateless populations in the world, however governments have only recently started to recognise it as a serious problem