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With emigration surging, a major issue in the vote is how to stop young people, who see no future at home, from leaving the country.
The result will determine which party gets the first opportunity to form a government, with the prime minister appointed by King Mohammed VI from the party that wins the most seats.
The developments follow a series of reported drone strikes in Tigray. Regional authorities say at least 14 people were killed and 22 injured in a strike on the town of Alamata on Tuesday, with the mayor accusing federal forces of targeting schools.
In his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, William Ruto lamented Africa's exclusion from permanent representation on the UN Security Council, despite accounting for more than a quarter of the assembly's membership.
Provisional results published on Thursday show the centre-right Authenticity and Modernity Party has taken 95 seats in the 395-seats in parliament.
Ex-Seleka leader, Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, was found gulty on four counts of crimes against humanity, but acquitted of three.
The leader of Morocco's opposition PPS (Party of Progress and Socialism) arrived at a polling station in Rabat on Wednesday to vote in the parliamentary election.
As the Ebola outbreak in the DRC reaches unprecedented levels, disease surveillance is spreading beyond the country's borders. The International Organization for Migration tracks the epidemic along major travel routes, with the help of neighbouring governments.
Uncertainty lingers over South Sudan's ability to hold elections in December, with persisting insecurity and lack of political dialogue remaining potential obstacles.
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Patrick Vieira and Herve Renard are among the high-profile managerial arrivals as the qualification campaign for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations gets under way.
Chadema leader, Tundu Lissu, has pleaded not guilty saying the charges were politically motivated.
Its chairperson called on politicians and parties to convert their political ideas into 'ballot paper and not bullets'.
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday found rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of abusing and torturing prisoners while running a detention facility in the Central African Republic.
Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia seized control of airports and battled federal troops in the neighbouring Afar region, multiple sources told AFP on Wednesday, as long-standing tensions spilled into open conflict.
The UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, the defence secretary has said.
Moroccans are voting today in parliamentary elections dominated by concerns over the cost of living, jobs and inequality, with many voters also expressing deep distrust of political parties.
The adult edition of Zeinab Badawi’s book "An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence" has sold more the 110,000 copies.
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Three shooters killed at least 11 people, including a woman who was believed to be pregnant, in an attack at a house party in South Africa, police said Wednesday.
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it planned to admit up to 17,500 Afrikaners to the United States in 2027, as part of a new refugee policy.
There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.
