THE prominent Zimbabwean opposition politician, Job Sikhala, has been fined and given a nine-month suspended prison sentence after being found…
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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…
EMILE Bolingo is not sure how long he and other residents of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic…
MADAGASCAR’s justice minister defended a new bill Friday to castrate child rapists, with the measure deemed “cruel, inhuman and degrading”…
SENEGALESE security forces on Friday used tear gas to disperse people attempting to gather in the capital after being urged…
WEST African foreign ministers held emergency talks on Thursday on the political crisis in Senegal and the withdrawal by three…
SOUTH Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday give his most important state of the nation address in an election…
MALI reaffirmed its exit “without delay” from West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it was not bound by the organisation’s one-year…
ZIMBABWE’s’s cabinet has supported proposed legislation to end the death penalty, marking a pivotal point in abolishing capital punishment in…
A KENYAN court on Tuesday charged the leader of a starvation cult and dozens of suspected accomplices with murder over…
ETHIOPIA’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that his country “does not wish any harm” on neighbouring Somalia. His comments…
SOUTH African singer Tyla’s victory at the Grammys, beating four Nigerian nominees, has fuelled the two nations’ rivalry as they…