AT LEAST 71 people have died in southern Ethiopia after a lorry plunged into a river, officials say. The vehicle,…
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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…
KENYA’s police on Thursday denied involvement in the latest spate of abductions targeting government critics. Kenyan security forces have been…
MORE than 1,500 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Mozambique, taking advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed…
WAR-HIT Sudan is sliding into a “widening famine crisis” that has been marked by worsening starvation and a surge in…
MOROCCO proposed on Tuesday reforms to its family law, addressing issues such as limits on underage marriage and women’s inheritance…
MOZAMBIQUE’s main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has declared that he will install himself as president on 15 January after rejecting…
MOZAMBIQUE’s highest court confirmed Monday the ruling party’s victory in a disputed October vote after allegations of rigging triggered weeks…
THE wife of detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has denounced as “cruel and inhumane” a ban on prisoners receiving…
CYCLONE Chido has killed 94 people in Mozambique since it made landfall in the east African country last week, local…
KENYAN business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by those campaigning for greater transparency in the deals…
KENYA’s President William Ruto has incorporated even more opposition figures to his cabinet in a move seen as trying to…
TWO men have been arrested in Zambia accused of being “witchdoctors” who had been tasked with trying to bewitch the…
PRESIDENT Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the army chief as part of a reshuffle within the armed forces who are battling…