The presidency in Algeria has said President Abdelmajid Tebboune is in a stable condition after he was hospitalised in Germany, Reuters news agency reports. A statement from his office is qu... Read more
Tanzanian musician Hamis Mwinjuma, popularly known as Mwana FA, is the new MP for Muheza constituency. Mwana FA vied on the ruling CCM party ticket and won 47,578 votes. His opponent Yosephe... Read more
The authorities in Uganda have banned a coalition of over 60 organisations formed to monitor the country’s 2021 general elections on grounds that it is illegal. The Uganda’s National Bureau... Read more
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is self-quarantining after a guest at a dinner he attended later tested positive for Covid-19. The president is not showing symptoms and will p... Read more
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has condemned the killing of seven children in mass shooting at a private school in a restive area of the Anglophone regions. The president termed Saturd... Read more
Police in the Netherlands have arrested a man suspected of having been involved in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The 71- year-old, a former bank clerk and pharmacy owner from the capital, Kig... Read more
At least 21 people are now thought to have died in the unrest that has followed Guinea’s disputed election earlier this month. Clashes between opposition supporters and security forces... Read more
The Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three television stations over their “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests. Channels Television, AIT and Arise TV a... Read more
Nigeria’s chief of police has ordered the immediate mobilisation of all police resources to put an end to days of street violence and looting. Mohammed Adamu said criminals had hijacked anti... Read more
Libya’s warring factions have signed an agreement on a permanent ceasefire at the end of their talks in Geneva. The United Nations’ acting special envoy for Libya, Stephanie Will... Read more
The governor of Nigeria’s most populous state has published a list of 23 police officers who have been charged or are waiting to be charged with various offences relating to brutality.... Read more
The feminist coalition, a group instrumental to the formation of Nigeria’s #EndSARS movement, has encouraged young Nigerians to stay home and follow any curfews that may be in place in their... Read more
Preliminary results of Sunday’s presidential election in Guinea indicate that the President, Alpha Condé, appears set for a first round victory. The election commission released fresh... Read more
Thirteen candidates have been cleared to run for the presidency in Burkina Faso’s elections scheduled for 22 November. President Roch Kaboré, who is seeking a second term, and oppositi... Read more
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