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CONAKRY (Reuters) -The death toll from a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry on Monday has risen to 13, a senior police source said, as the government warned the incident could have repercussions for the wider population.

Sierra Leones Court of Appeal has ordered the arrest of the opposition candidate who was runner-up in presidential elections this year for suspected corruption linked to the sale of government... -December 13, 2023 at 04:15 am EST - MarketScreener

By Sofia Christensen DAKAR (Reuters) - Eight months after her arrest, a heavily pregnant detainee was escorted into court in Senegals capital Dakar ...

One of the main opposition candidates for Congos presidential election next week, Moise Katumbi, suspended part of his campaign on Wednesday after violent clashes at one of his election rallies.... -December 13, 2023 at 06:09 am EST - MarketScreener

Democratic Republic of Congos government has asked the United Nations to allow its peacekeeping mission to help with the logistics of organising national elections next week, according to a... -December 13, 2023 at 08:23 am EST - MarketScreener

BAMAKO : Around two dozen soldiers and at least five civilians were killed when militants attacked a military camp and a village in central Mali on Tuesday, a local official said.The attack took place in a rural commune of Mali's south-central Segou Region on Tuesday afternoon. Armed assailants stormed th

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's government has asked the United Nations to allow its peacekeeping mission to help with the logisti...

Stormy weather off the West African coast has stranded vessels and disrupted fuel deliveries to Cameroon, the energy minister said, leading to days of shortages that have caused long queues at... -December 12, 2023 at 02:18 pm EST - MarketScreener

At least 14 people died in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rains battered the city of Bukavu overnight, causing landslides and houses to collapse, a local official said on... -December 11, 2023 at 12:24 pm EST - MarketScreener

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - At least 14 people died in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rains battered the c...