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A Ugandan court has ordered the military and police to leave the home of opposition politician Bobi Wine. He has not left his house in the outskirts of the capital Kampala since voting in the presidential election 11 days ago, in…

Mali has announced it plans to buy more than 8.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine and expects to start a vaccination campaign in April. The West African nation - which has a population of about 18.5 million - has so far recorded 7,911…

Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over the nation's attempt to make the tech giant share royalties with news publishers. Australia is introducing a world-first law to make Google, Facebook and…

Republicans in the US Senate are asking Democrats to delay the start of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial until February. They argue this will give Mr Trump time to prepare a defence. He is accused of inciting…

The Central African Republic (CAR) has declared a state of emergency as armed groups try to lay siege to the capital, Bangui. It will last for 15 days and allow the authorities to detain suspects without the authorisation of prosecutors.…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the equivalent of $17m (£12m) for the construction of 38 oxygen plants across the country. The West African country is grappling with a shortage of oxygen for Covid-19 patients amidst a…

US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump's key policies, hours after being sworn in, including ending the travel ban on some majority-Muslim countries. His proclamation said that the US “was built on a foundation of…

US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump's key policies, hours after being sworn in. In his initial acts as the 46th US president, he signed 15 executive orders - the first to boost the federal response to the…

The Zimbabwean first lady has invited women in the country to join her for three days of prayer and fasting over the Covid-19 pandemic. Auxillia Mnangagwa said she would fast and pray from Thursday until Saturday for Zimbabwe to be "spared…

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will on Thursday drive from his rural home to the capital, Kampala, making various stops in major towns. Mr Museveni - who was re-elected last week - will make a total of seven stops on his route.…