SOUTH Africa will go to the polls on May 29 to choose a parliament, which will in turn pick a…
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GUINEA’s military junta, which seized power in a coup in September 2021, has dissolved the government. The announcement was made…
THE jailed head of Tunisia’s Islamic opposition Ennahda party, Rached Ghannouchi, has joined a hunger strike by other political detainees…
SECURITY forces in Somalia’s north-eastern Puntland region on Sunday arrested Jamal Osman, a reporter for British broadcaster Channel 4, on…
X, FORMERLY known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a…
MARIEME and Ndeye were not expected to survive for more than a few days when they were born. Now aged…
THOUSANDS of demonstrators have gathered in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, demanding swift presidential elections. It comes after the country’s top court…
THE chair of the African Union Commission (AUC) has called on leaders to tackle conflicts in the continent, and condemned…
SEYCHELLES’ main opposition leader Patrick Herminie is no longer facing witchcraft charges after prosecutors dropped the case against him. He…
KENYAN police have re-arrested a fugitive murder suspect who had escaped from police custody, local media report. Kelvin Kangethe, 41,…
THE prominent Zimbabwean opposition politician, Job Sikhala, has been fined and given a nine-month suspended prison sentence after being found…
AUTHORITIES in Somalia have banned wearing of face masks in the capital, Mogadishu, due to security concerns. The spokesperson of…
GHANA’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has replaced Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, as the West African country eyes an economic recovery. Mr…
SENEGALESE authorities on Tuesday suspended mobile internet and banned a march against the delay of this month’s presidential poll, as…
LIBERIA’s President Joseph Boakai has appointed a retired female brigadier general, Geraldine George, as the acting minister of defence after…
THE men’s marathon world record holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country.…
LIBERIA’s Defence Minister Prince Charles Johnson III has resigned following protests by wives of the country’s soldiers, who accuse him…
THOUSANDS of Moroccans have taken to the streets of Rabat calling for an end to ties with Israel, over its…
A KENYAN court has found a man guilty of murdering a businesswoman, while his ex-fiancé, a popular news anchor, has…
SENEGAL’s political crisis deepened as a second person died on Saturday in increasingly violent protests against President Macky Sall’s decision…