SOUTH Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma put on a show of strength in the historic township of Soweto as he…
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THE Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) armed forces repelled an attempted coup d’etat involving Congolese and foreign fighters on Sunday…
BURKINA Faso, Mali, and Niger have finalised plans to form a new confederation, the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel…
SENEGAL’s prime minister Ousmane Sonko raised the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country on Thursday…
GABON’s military-led government has denied allegations by deposed President Ali Bongo’s lawyers that his wife Sylvia and eldest son Noureddin…
LUXURY Swiss watch manufacturer Rolex is closing its Sandton office after maintaining a presence in South Africa for 76 years.…
A MAN has been found alive in his neighbour’s cellar after going missing about 26 years ago. Omar bin Omran…
TUNISIAN President Kais Saied on Thursday criticised foreign “interference” after an international backlash over recent arrests of journalists, political commentators,…
SOUTH Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed a new law which aims to provide universal healthcare, two weeks before…
GABON’s deposed President Ali Bongo and two of his sons have gone on hunger strike to protest against their alleged…
THE US Embassy in Tanzania has closed for two days because of an internet outage affecting several East African countries.…
ZIMBABWE citizens will continue paying passport fees in US dollars, despite the introduction of a new currency last month, the…
A KENYAN man due to be executed in Saudi Arabia has had a last-minute reprieve following a large-scale social media…
RWANDA’s government has denied accusations that it armed a rebel group alleged to have carried out a grenade attack in…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated the President-Elect of the Republic of Chad, Mahamat Déby, on his election victory. This was…
INTERNET users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda have been complaining about poor connectivity as service providers across East Africa…
A WORKER has been rescued from the debris of a collapsed building in the South African city of George after…
ARTEFACTS looted by the British in the colonial era have been returned to Ghana and are already on public view.…
SOUTH Africa’s top court was hearing an appeal on Friday to have former president Jacob Zuma declared ineligible to stand…
POLICE in Zambia have warned that former President Edgar Lungu risks being arrested and prosecuted for “engaging in activities that…