A MINISTER in Senegal’s former government has been jailed on charges of extortion, embezzlement and money laundering during his previous…
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ZIMBABWE’s central bank has devalued its gold-backed currency by over 40% against the US dollar, indicating that the last ditch…
SUDAN’s army has launched a major offensive against the powerful paramilitary group it is fighting in the country’s civil war,…
SENEGAL’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Thursday vowed investigations into what he termed “widespread corruption” under the previous administration, accusing…
MORE than 430 people have died from cholera in the past month, Sudan’s health ministry says, as civil war continues…
ESWATINI main opposition leader has been poisoned as part of an assassination attempt and is being treated in hospital, his…
BENIN prosecutors said Wednesday that the Republican Guard commander, a former sports minister and a businessman had been arrested on…
ZAMBIA’s President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended three top judges over alleged judicial misconduct, prompting accusations of political interference in the…
A LONG-DISTANCE bus has come under attack by gunmen in South Sudan on a main road south of the capital,…
AT least 30 decomposing bodies have been found on a boat off the coast of Senegal, military authorities say. The…
AN Egyptian ship has delivered a significant consignment of military equipment to Somalia, security officials in the capital, Mogadishu, are…
KENYA has pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks to help fight gangs controlling…
A NUMBER of emerging economies across Africa have the potential to become digital asset hubs. Simultaneously, the cost of compliance…
THE Zimbabwean government has approved the slaughter of 200 elephants to feed hungry citizens. A spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks…
KENYAN President William Ruto has landed in the Haitian capital to assess a Kenya-led security mission in the Caribbean nation,…
SCHOOLS in Niger will start the new academic year almost a month late because of heavy rainfall and flooding, says…
A BRITISH businessman, who was a former contractor for South Africa’s ailing power utility Eskom, has been extradited from the…
GABON’s deposed President Ali Bongo has announced he will quit politics a year after he was toppled from power by…
GUINEA’s most wanted fugitive – a former senior military officer who escaped from prison last November – has been extradited…
THOUSANDS of supporters of Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), have been protesting nationwide to demand an…