A COURT in Tunisia has sentenced a group of senior politicians, businessmen and lawyers to long prison sentences on conspiracy…
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BANKS and gas stations that had gone on strike in Mali called off their action on Friday after reaching an…
NIGER beefed up its troops presence on the border with neighbouring Burkina Faso to counter a perceived “terror threat” liable…
FORMER Credit Suisse boss, Tidjane Thiam is to run for president in Ivory Coast’s forthcoming election, his party has confirmed.…
CLASHES between Sudanese paramilitaries and the army have killed at least 57 civilians in the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher,…
FRANCE has recalled its ambassador to Algeria and ordered 12 Algerian diplomats to leave Paris as a diplomatic row escalated.…
SUDAN’s paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country’s armed forces, two years into a war…
AN American pastor kidnapped by armed men during a church service in South Africa has been freed following a “high-intensity…
FOUR men have pleaded guilty in Kenya to trying to smuggle hundreds of highly sought-after ants out of the country.…
GHANA has banned all foreigners from trading in its local gold market as part of efforts to boost national revenue…
AMNESTY International has called on the Ghanaian government to take immediate action to protect hundreds of people, primarily women, who…
ALGERIA’s decision to expel 12 French consular staff members appears to have put paid to hopes of any imminent rapprochement…
SUDAN’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced that it took control of famine-hit Zamzam camp in the western Darfur…
GABON’s military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema – who in 2023 led a coup that ended a near-60-year dynasty -…
THE Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has carried out a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people in…
GABONESE voters began casting ballots on Saturday in a presidential election with eight candidates that is widely expected to make…
EVERY DAY, 40-year-old Landry Obame-Mezui drives a taxi in Gabon’s capital Libreville. But it’s not just any taxi. It’s a…
AN American pastor has been kidnapped by armed men after they stormed his church service in South Africa, local authorities…
A ZIMBABWEAN court denied bail Thursday for nearly 100 people arrested 10 days ago for allegedly protesting against the rule…
A COURT in Tanzania has charged opposition party leader Tundu Lissu with treason after his arrest at a public rally…