A POWER struggle between Sudan’s army and a notorious paramilitary force has rocked the country, with 57 reported dead and…
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IT was a bold gambit by the 25-year-old Kenyan chess player to disguise himself as a woman to compete in…
BOTSWANA President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Thursday denied allegations that he planned to replace his deputy Slumber Tsogwane. This follows speculation…
TWO pastors of an Angolan religious sect, army of faith, have been arrested for allegedly donning replica Angolan Armed Forces…
THE president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has ruled out political negotiations with the M23 rebel group. As part…
A MALARIA vaccine developed by Britain’s Oxford University is to be used in Ghana, the first time it has received…
MALI Terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State group have taken over a village in Ménaka – a region that is…
CHAD’s ambassador to Germany has been expelled in a retaliatory move by Berlin after the Central African nation kicked out…
AN Egyptian official has described as “utterly baseless” allegations in leaked Pentagon documents that Cairo planned to secretly produce and…
SUDANESE civilian groups and the ruling junta have missed Tuesday’s deadline to form a civilian-led transitional government amid disagreements on…
ELON Musk’s SpaceX company has delayed the launch of Kenya’s first earth observation satellite by 24 hours citing unfavourable weather…
SOME 44 people have been killed after two deadly attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Thursday, officials have said. The…
AROUND 20 people have been killed in an attack in eastern DR Congo, with sources blaming rebels affiliated with the…
A RAPIST and murderer who escaped a South African prison by faking his own death has been arrested in Tanzania.…
TWENTY-SEVEN people are dead or missing after two migrant boats sank off the east coast of Tunisia. The first boat…
A MILITARY tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced six men to life in prison for murdering Italy’s…
SOUTH Africa’s bid to have two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has…
A UGANDAN cabinet minister is to spend Easter in jail after being charged over a scandal involving the theft of…
THE authorities in Ghana say 1,000 soldiers and police officers are being deployed to a north-eastern border town after gunmen…
IT felt like just another flight for South African pilot Rudolph Erasmus, until he noticed an extra passenger on his…