ZAMBIA’S President Hakainde Hichilema has commuted the death sentences of 390 prisoners to life imprisonment. The announcement follows Mr Hichilema’s…
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THE authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the number of people killed during the latest protest against UN…
RUSSIA’S Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, has promised continued military support for Mali, which has been battling a jihadist insurgency for…
A HIGH court in Malawi has lifted the government’s suspension of the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Martha Chizuma,…
SOCIAL media giant Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has failed to stop a Kenyan court from hearing a…
A MEDIA tycoon in Cameroon has been arrested in connection with the killing of the prominent radio journalist, Martinez Zogo.…
ACTOR Idris Elba has announced plans to build a film studio in Ghana, after meeting with the country’s President Nana…
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has asked his deputy, David Mabuza, to remain in his position until a transition is finalised. Mr…
ETHOPIAN Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held his first face-to-face talks on Friday with Tigrayan leaders since a peace deal…
EAST African regional leaders have renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern…
THE Russian ambassador to the Central African Republic (CAR) has said that 1,890 “Russian instructors” were present in the country,…
FOUR South African police officers accused of assaulting and torturing a Nigerian on Friday made their first court appearance at…
THREE Kenyan police officers were on Friday given sentences ranging from 24 years in jail to the death penalty for…
SEVERAL people have been arrested in Cameroon over the murder of a prominent journalist Martinez Zongo, the presidency said on…
THE head of Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Martha Chizuma, has been suspended over a leaked audio in which she made…
CHADIAN president Mahamat Deby met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday. Mahamat Deby is visiting Israel to open the…
REGIONAL leaders meeting in Somalia have agreed on a joint offensive operation against Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The “search and…
A COURT in Cameroon has sentenced a former defence minister to 30 years in prison for embezzling nearly $40m (£32m).…
AN IVORIAN drum seized by France during colonization is about to be returned to the Ivory Coast. The sacred Djidji…
FROM southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, 22 million people are at risk of hunger, victims of a historic…