The West African regional group – Ecowas – has lifted sanctions imposed on Mali following a coup that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August. This comes after military... Read more
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has suspended civil servants who were implicated in a graft report. Those suspended include the Minister of Agriculture Dennis Vandi and the s... Read more
Police in Tanzania have blocked the convoy of opposition presidential candidate, Tundu Lissu, after he defied a ban not to campaign for a week. The ban by National Electoral Commission (NEC)... Read more
Schools in South Sudan have officially reopened today after more than six months since they were closed in March as a measure to curb the spread of Covid-19. Two weeks ago, President Salva K... Read more
Liberia’s President George Weah has revealed in a church sermon that he receives a barrage of insults via text message from people claiming to be his supporters who are angry that he is not... Read more
The head of Kenya’s police force has ordered the arrest of two MPs in connection with an outbreak of violence between rival political supporters that left two people dead and several i... Read more
Former Burundian MP Fabien Banciryanino is in police detention for what the authorities said was an attempt to overthrow the government, according to his family. Mr Banciryanino was arrested... Read more
Ethiopia has banned flights in its airspace over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for security reasons, according to the privately-owned Reporter website. “The director-gener... Read more
A court is Kenya is set to pass judgement in the case of three men charged with helping armed militants launch an attack on a shopping mall the capital, Nairobi, in 2013. At least 67 people... Read more
The special UN envoy for West Africa has urged peaceful elections in Ivory Coast at the end of a week-long visit. Mohamed Ibn Chambas met President Alassane Ouattara who is running for a thi... Read more
Mali’s transitional President Bah Ndaw has named a new civilian prime minister, the state television announced on Sunday. Mr Ndaw appointed former diplomat Moctar Ouane to the position... Read more
Mali’s new president will be sworn into office on Friday, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Bah Ndaw, a former defence minister, was picked by the coup leader,... Read more
The Ethiopian government has said that 2,000 people have been charged in connection with the killing of Oromia singer Hachalu Hundessa and the violence that followed. Attorney general, Gedio... Read more
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has supported the removal of statues that glorify the country’s apartheid past. He said “any symbol, monument or activity that glor... Read more
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