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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso's former President Roch Kabore, who had been under house arrest since he was toppled in a military coup in January, has been allowed to return to his family home, the country's interim government said in a statement on Wednesday.

DAKAR (Reuters) - Malian troops and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executed around 300 civilian men over five days during a military operation in a central town, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Tuesday.

DAKAR (Reuters) - Malian troops and suspected Russian mercenaries allegedly executed around 300 civilian men over five days during a military operatio...

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso's military junta on Thursday resisted pressure from West African regional union ECOWAS to relinquish power in less than three years, saying its priority was to restore security in the country.

BAMAKO (Reuters) - The United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali has deployed two units to the African country's tri-border area with Burkina Faso and Niger to respond to a spate of civilian killings, it said on Thursday.

By Sisipho Skweyiya PRETORIA (Reuters) - Late South African singer Miriam Makeba remains an inspiration 14 years after her death, prompting jazz artis...

ACCRA -Ghanas parliament approved a new 1.5% tax on electronic payments, known as the e-levy, on Tuesday after the opposition walked out in protest....

KINSHASA (Reuters) -Rebels from the M23 group have gained ground in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since they attacked two army positions near the border with Uganda and Rwanda on Monday night, a civil society member and a research group said.

By Stanis Bujakera KINSHASA (Reuters) - Rwanda denied on Tuesday accusations its army supports rebels that clashed with the Democratic Republic of Congo's army on Monday, saying it was not involved in any "belligerent activities" in its vast neighbour.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo -Heavy fighting erupted overnight and continued on Monday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when fighters from the M23 rebel group attacked army positions...