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The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has "hinted" that sanctions against Mali "could soon be lifted", a tweet from the office of Mali's interim president says. Ecowas imposed the punitive measures after the military overthrew President…

The European Union has taken legal action against the United Kingdom over its plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally binding divorce agreement the two sides reached late last year. The EU action on Thursday…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for unity as the country celebrates its 60th independence anniversary. Nigeria gained independence from Britain on 1 October 1960. Seven years later, a civil war erupted as the south-eastern…

Lawmakers in Malawi have rejected a donation of more than 200,000 condoms from the Aids Health Foundation. They were to be placed in toilets within parliament buildings. The leader of the majority, Richard Chimwendo, said members of…

The authorities in Sierra Leone have imposed a travel ban on former President Ernest Bai Koroma and several officials who served during his term over allegations of corruption. Mr Koroma and more than 100 people will not be allowed to…

Nigeria has developed a Covid-19 test kit that can give results in less than 40 minutes and be used by low-skilled people. The Health Minister Olurunimbe Mamora said it is much faster and 10 times cheaper than the PCR testing method…

The East African Court of Justice will on Wednesday rule on a challenge to a decision by Uganda's supreme court to uphold a constitutional amendment that removed the age limit for presidential candidates. The 2017 amendment eliminated the…

The authorities in Guinea have cordoned off the home of one of the leaders of the opposition National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), the party has said. The FNDC says in a Facebook post that the access to the home of its…

Kuwait's Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, has died at the age of 91, state media report. He was expected to be succeeded by his 83-year-old half-brother and crown prince, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed. In July, Sheikh Sabah was…

The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, has urged everyone to learn from mistakes made over the handling of the pandemic, as the number of people known to have died from the coronavirus passed one million. Mr Guterres said the figure…