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Malaria season begins this month in a large part of Africa. No disease is deadlier on the continent, especially for children.

Congo’s government says Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo.

The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried to avert its unprecedented disintegration.

Benin's Ouidah has celebrated its annual Voodoo Festival which has made the town a mecca for Voodoo worshippers as well as a tourist attraction.

Chadians have voted in parliamentary and regional elections that will end the three-year transitional period from military rule but which the main opposition is boycotting.

Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children.

West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS has approved an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations. It comes after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping.

Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childen. The country began its vaccination campaign last week.

Indian and Nigerian leaders pledge stronger security ties and support for Global South

African leaders may have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his election, professing a desire for mutually beneficial partnerships.