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Southern African countries stand to lose billions of US dollars in wildlife and tourism revenue if the United Kingdom passes into law a bill that seeks to ban the importation of hunting trophies.

The Unesco Summit accorded Congolese rumba the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity status. Two countries - the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo Brazzaville - applied for Congolese rumba to be given special notice.

Rwanda has confirmed six cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the health ministry said, as it pushed for authorities in the small East African country to urge people to get vaccinated.

A Kenyan court has temporarily halted the government's plan to require Covid-19 vaccination for access to public services until a petition challenging it is heard and ruled upon, court documents seen by Reuters showed.

Hunger in Africa has worsened significantly with an almost 50 percent rise in those considered undernourished compared to 2014, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other agencies said.

Of the Sub-Saharan African countries, Botswana ranked the highest, followed by South Africa and Namibia.

Pirates took six hostages during an attack on a Greek-operated container ship in international waters in the Gulf of Guinea a spokesperson for the Danish military said.

Botswana will no longer recognise refugees from Zimbabwe who entered the country in 2008, claiming they were fleeing political violence.

Ghana has said it will fine airlines $3 500 for each passenger who arrives in the capital’s international airport without being fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

MTN's Nigerian unit has been awarded a 5G licence in Africa's most populous country, paving the way for the continent's largest wireless carrier to supply faster internet to consumers and businesses.

A group of Senegalese lawmakers has drafted a law that would tighten already repressive laws against same-sex relations.

South Africa withdrew a circular that prompted banks to threaten to close the accounts of a category of Zimbabwean immigrants who have a permit to live and work in the country from 1 January next year.

Democratic Republic of Congo's president Felix Tshisekedi said he will ensure that Ugandan troops' presence in Congo, where they are fighting an Islamist militant group alongside Congolese forces, is for a strictly limited period.

Mozambique's Commander General of the Police claims Defence and Security Forces recently killed a leader of a militia outfit operating in Niassa province.

The European Union, through UNICEF, has availed a €100 million (around R1.79 billion) grant to help 12 African countries train health workers, shore up logistics, and build confidence in Covid-19 vaccine uptake.

The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and the government of Somaliland – which broke away from Somalia in 1991 – have been rescuing trafficked cheetah cubs in the region for the past four years.

West African leaders meeting at a summit in Nigeria have demanded military-ruled Mali stick to plans for February polls, threatening further sanctions.

Tigrayan rebels on Friday denied having looted any food stocks, including items for malnourished children, in the northern Ethiopian town of Kombolcha.

Emirates airline will suspend all flights to Nigeria from next week after the West African nation imposed new restrictions on its flights, the carrier said on Friday.