The North African country's Independent High Authority for Elections said Saied received 90.7% of the vote
Malawi has faced food insecurity for the past three years because of natural disasters that also affected other parts of southern Africa
Officials say fresh flooding has forced at least 70,000 people out of temporary camps that were set up for flood victims along country’s northern border with Chad and Nigeria
Opposition candidates hope citizens will cast ballots for change after 50 years of one-party dominance
Four candidates are vying for Mozambique’s presidency. Some pledge to rid the country of alleged widespread corruption and improve its economy, while others say they will end the long-running insurgency in the province of Cabo Delgado. VOA Nairobi Bureau Chief Mariama Diallo reports from Maputo.
Rwanda's first outbreak of viral hemorrhagic fever was detected in late September, with 46 cases and 12 deaths reported since then
Negotiations’ progress came to a halt September 14
Kais Saied is widely tipped to win as his most prominent critics are behind bars
Congo has had 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths
Irreecha is celebrated by the Oromo, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, as participants from all over the country flock to Addis Ababa
Doctors estimate 80% of cases here have been contracted sexually
Band members are determined to preserve the knowledge of traditional Sudanese folk music and dance to keep it from being lost in the war
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