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A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by armed groups in Mali arrived on Friday in France and was greeted by President Emmanuel Macron. Relatives embraced Sophie Petronin after she descended from the plane at the…

President Donald Trump has refused to take part in a virtual TV debate with his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Earlier the commission deciding the 15 October Miami debate's format said it would have to take place remotely. It made the…

An explosion that ignited a fire at a petrol station in the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos, has killed at least eight people, and has destroyed at least 25 homes, 16 shops and a primary school, the State Emergency Management Agency…

The contenders for US vice-president have clashed over the coronavirus pandemic in their only debate ahead of next month's election. Democrat Kamala Harris called Donald Trump's handling of the pandemic "the greatest failure of any…

The authorities in Mali have announced the release of a dozen political and military figures arrested during a coup in August. They include the former Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé. An official statement said the former detainees would…

The coronavirus pandemic almost ruined Lucy Adundo's study plans. The Kenyan student, who is enrolled at the Justus Liebig University in the central German town of Giessen, was in Sierra Leone doing fieldwork when COVID-19 struck. "I…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has inspected the completed “One-Village-One-Dam” project constructed in Namoligo in the Talensi constituency of the Upper East Region. Accompanied by the Upper East Regional…

The International Monetary Fund approved new emergency aid for 28 countries on Monday — 22 of which are African. Funds received will enable these nations to either pay back their debts or mitigate the debilitating impact of the Covid-19…

Rallies have been taking place in cities across South Africa as part of a nationwide strike called by the main trade union body Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu). Members of Cosatu marched to the National Treasury in…

Kyrgyzstan's prime minister has resigned after widespread post-election protests which plunged the country into political chaos. Kubatbek Boronov has now been replaced by Sadyr Japarov, who protesters released from jail the day before.…