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The organizer of a New Year’s Eve celebration in Uganda’s capital city, Kampala has been charged with murder by authorities after 10 people died in a stampede.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Tuesday lifted a six-year-old ban on political rallies that was instated by her predecessor, the late John Magufuli.

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Environmental experts report floods that typically occur “once in a hundred years” will become more frequent in coastal communities due to rising sea levels that are caused by climate change, a development that will hinder economic growth in regions such as West Africa.

Prosecutors in Burkina Faso report 28 bodies were found after victims were shot dead in the West African nation’s northwestern region, and add, an investigation into the deaths is underway.

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Two Senegalese opposition lawmakers Monday were sentenced to two months in jail for assaulting Amy Ndiaye Gniby of the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition amid a brawl in the National Assembly in December.

Kenyan health authorities Monday said the East African nation has launched a digital sex education platform which has attracted over 5,000 youth and is focused on addressing teenage pregnancy.

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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Monday suspended peace talks with holdout rebel groups that have been taking place in Rome, a verdict reached after Kiir accused those groups of continuing attempts to “destabilize the country.”

Separatist groups in Cameroon’s western regions Monday commenced enforcing a 24-hour curfew, as a means of responding to President Paul Biya who in his New Year’s Eve speech said local forces are crushing rebel groups.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.

Africa News Tonight is a lively news magazine show featuring VOA correspondent reports, interviews with African officials, opposition leaders, NGOs and human rights activists. News feature stories look at science and technology, environmental issues, humanitarian topics, and the African diaspora.