THE Indian Ocean island of Mauritius blocked access to social media on Friday, just days ahead of a general election,…
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BOTSWANA’s governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show. President…
CHADIAN President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno is “personally” leading an army counter-offensive against Boko Haram after a deadly attack by…
SEVERAL women have taken their lives in Sudan’s central Gezira state after being raped by paramilitary fighters in the brutal…
NIGER Republic’s ruling military junta has struck a deal with US billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink to expand…
CHAD on Tuesday urged the international community to step up support for counter-terrorism efforts in the Sahel, after Boko Haram…
FRANCE’s President Emmanuel Macron has told Morocco’s parliament that he believes Western Sahara should be under Moroccan sovereignty, and has…
A LEADING member of Malawi’s opposition has been charged with plotting to kill the country’s President, Lazarus Chakwera. Patricia Kaliati,…
AN attack by the jihadist group Boko Haram killed around 40 Chadian troops overnight near the Nigerian border, prompting an…
A SENIOR UN official in Sudan says she is deeply troubled by reports of “atrocious crimes” in the central Gezira…
PROMINENT Kenyan human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has been detained by police on charges of inciting violence after six masked…
AT least 50 people have been killed in a single attack by Sudanese paramilitaries who have besieged and raided villages…
BOTSWANA’s governing party – in power for almost six decades – is trying to pull off a trick in Wednesday’s…
OUTRAGE has erupted on social media after Somalia’s Family Minister Gen Bashir Mohamed Jama shared photos on X of himself…
A UGANDAN court has sentenced a former commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to 40 years in prison…
MOZAMBIQUE’s ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country’s divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern…
NIGER’s former prime minister Hama Amadou, known as “the Phoenix” for his talent for political comebacks, has died in Niamey…
BRITISH actor Idris Elba has told the BBC that he will relocate to Africa within the next decade as part…
SOUTH African rugby star Siya Kolisi and his wife Rachel have announced their divorce after more than a decade together,…
RUSSIA’s embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down…