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Tanzania has suspended political rallies nationwide, prompting fierce opposition criticism and a planned court challenge as political tensions continue to rise.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a new case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice, accusing Kigali of violating international law during the long-running conflict in eastern Congo.

Uganda's High Court has directed security agencies to produce Education Ministry adviser Duncan Keith Ayebare, who has been missing since February, following allegations of unlawful detention.

Ghana's Parliament has passed a revised anti-LGBTQ bill that criminalises LGBTQ activities while exempting lawyers, journalists and medical professionals carrying out their duties.

Rumours of a planned June 30 mobilisation against foreign nationals have heightened tensions in South Africa, prompting fears of renewed xenophobic violence and forcing some migrants to seek refuge.

Escalating cooking gas and kerosene prices are forcing many Nigerian families to abandon modern cooking fuels in favour of charcoal and firewood as the country's cost-of-living crisis intensifies.

Kenyan police have arrested eight students following a deadly dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy that killed 16 pupils and injured 79 others. Investigators are examining suspected arson and major safety breaches at the school.

Three suspects have been arrested after seven family members were abducted and killed in KwaZulu-Natal, with police investigations ongoing.

South African gqom queen Babes Wodumo has returned to music, five years after the release of her last effort, as she finally tries to face life after her late husband, Mampintsha.

South African socialite and actor Somizi Mhlongo has hit out at controversial media personality Ngizwe Mchunu, after recent comments in which he referred to people in same-sex relationships as “dogs” who should be expelled from South Africa.