M23 rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken control of a strategic town in the…
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THE diplomatic dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia that had led to tense regional relations has been resolved, Somalia’s foreign minister…
DANDY Krazy, one of Zambia’s most popular musicians, has died from injuries caused by a road collision on New Year’s…
ALL African passport holders are now able to visit Ghana without needing a visa, outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo has said.…
A MAGNITUDE 5.5 earthquake struck northern Ethiopia Friday, where a volcano erupted after months of increased seismic activity, the European-Mediterranean…
A DRUNKEN police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new…
AN eight-year-old boy has been found alive after surviving five days in a game park inhabited by lions and elephants…
MOZAMBIQUE’s main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has called for unity ahead of a fresh round of protests against the outcome…
GUANTANAMO Bay inmate Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi has been repatriated to Tunisia, the US Department of Defense says. He was…
IVORY Coast has announced that French troops will withdraw from the West African nation, further reducing the military influence of…
ZIMBABWE’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty in the southern African state with immediate…
ON December 9, an army air attack hit a fuel station in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killing at least 28 people…
AT LEAST 71 people have died in southern Ethiopia after a lorry plunged into a river, officials say. The vehicle,…
THE movement for visa-free travel in Africa is gaining traction, with Rwanda and Kenya recently opening their borders to all…
CHAD voted Sunday in a general election the government says is a key step towards ending military rule, with turnout…
KENYAN President William Ruto has promised an end to abductions, following the latest spate of disappearances that have been condemned…
EXPERTS have faulted the controversial proposal of President Filipe Nyusi to declare a state of emergency across the nation to…
MALARIA and common respiratory infections, compounded by malnutrition, caused an hitherto unexplained spate of deaths in the southwestern Democratic Republic…
AT least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died after a boat bound for Spain from West Africa capsized off…
ANGOLAN President Joao Lourenco has pardoned some 50 prisoners, including the son of his predecessor Jose Eduardo dos Santos who…