UGANDA’s leading independent media group says it is under “military siege” after the army chief – who is the son…
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THE US has sanctioned a major gold refinery in Rwanda and two of its executives, accusing them of smuggling minerals…
KENYA’s police are facing fresh legal scrutiny after authorities shut down parts of central Nairobi during protests marking the second…
BURKINA Faso’s military junta has broken off diplomatic ties with France, accusing Paris of persistently acting against its national interests.…
THE Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its…
THE Tanzanian government has suspended political rallies across the country until further notice, saying the move is necessary to maintain…
KENYAN police have dispersed protesters in the capital and detained others who took to the streets in memory of the…
VUSIMISI “Cat” Matlala, a central figure in a major ongoing police graft inquiry in South Africa, has pleaded guilty to…
KENYAN prosecutors say they are preparing to charge several students with the murder of their schoolmates following a suspected school…
ZIMBABWE’s Senate has overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that will keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office until 2030. According to…
NIGER Republic has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), nine months after announcing its…
KENYA’s Health Minister Aden Duale has halted the construction of a controversial US-funded Ebola quarantine facility in the country a…
SOUTH African police will strengthen deployments nationwide ahead of a June 30 deadline set by fringe anti-illegal immigration groups for…
KENYA’s Health Minister Aden Duale has been found guilty of contempt of court over his handling of the construction of…
ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is the big winner following the country’s general election as his party has retained its…
FRESH efforts to restore diplomatic and economic relations between Niger and Benin gathered momentum over the weekend as senior officials…
A SIX-MONTH-GIRL girl was buried in Bunia on Friday, another victim of the DRC’s Ebola outbreak. Her tiny coffin offering…
A VIETNAMESE national deported to South Sudan by the Trump administration under its controversial third-country deportation program was repatriated to…
THE Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have recorded 894 confirmed…
THE US government says it will stop funding programmes in South Africa intended to tackle the spread of HIV and…