PEOPLE in a gold-mining area in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been using their bare hands…
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A KENYAN man on death row in Saudi Arabia for more than a decade has been released after a lengthy…
SOUTH Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday dismissed his embattled higher education minister, weeks after a key party in his…
PROMINENT Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which…
EVEN before the world’s oldest president confirmed that he would run for an eighth term in power, his social media…
A BUILDING collapse that killed 34 construction workers and injured dozens in Western Cape province last year was “entirely preventable”,…
THE Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal on Saturday to end fighting that…
A HIGHLY respected police officer has shaken South Africa’s government – and won the admiration of many ordinary people -…
A LIBYAN man suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity has been arrested in Germany on a warrant…
BURKINA Faso’s military rulers have disbanded the country’s electoral commission calling it a waste of money. The interior ministry will…
IF you believe the viral videos online, R. Kelly and Pope Leo XIV agree on one thing — that Burkina…
THE Trump administration is treating South Africa almost like a pariah, blacklisting its envoys, refusing to send top-level officials to…
BRITAIN’s Prince Harry visited Angola on Wednesday to back landmine clearance efforts, retracing the steps of his late mother, the…
THE government of the tiny, landlocked African country of Eswatini has confirmed that it received five individuals deported from the…
AMNESTY International on Tuesday slammed a call by the Kenyan President William Ruto to shoot protesters, saying it would fuel…
AN investigation by medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) into the “execution” of three of its workers during a humanitarian…
CAMEROON’s President Paul Biya said Sunday that he would be seeking an eighth term in office in October’s elections in…
SOUTH Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on an immediate “leave of absence” after allegations of…
EGYPTIAN President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi participated on Sunday in the 7th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU), held…
THE United States Department of State on Tuesday announced an update to its non-immigrant visa policy for Nigerians and other…