NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger's health ministry has ordered two family planning centres run by British charity Marie Stopes International (MSI) to close because it performed abortions, the ministry said on Wednesday.
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The main challenger in Nigeria's election next year aims to outflank Muhammadu Buhari by campaigning in a sometimes neglected part of the country where the president is deeply unpopular: the southeast.
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - A former president of Madagascar and the man who overthrew him in a coup will compete to become the island state's next leader in December, after coming top in a first-round vote that knocked out the incumbent.
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Clowns on stilts and trampoline artists entertained Britain's Prince Harry on Tuesday when he visited a youth circus in Zambia which is supported by one of Queen Elizabeth's charities.
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Ten Cameroonian separatist leaders extradited from Nigeria earlier this year will face trial next month on terrorism charges that could lead to the death penalty, one of their lawyers said after a court hearing on Tuesday.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzanian President John Magufuli, who has faced threats in recent weeks from Western donors to cut off aid in response to human rights concerns, said on Tuesday he prefers assistance from China, as Beijing imposes fewer conditions.
DAKAR (Reuters) - Gabon's President Ali Bongo will leave Saudi Arabia, where he was hospitalized last month after suffering a stroke, to continue treatment in Morocco, his wife said on Tuesday.
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