Mauritania’s president has appointed a new government after some of his ministers were named in a report on the financial dealings of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Presiden... Read more
The French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced the killing of eight people in a wildlife park in Niger. The victims included six French aid workers. Mr Macron termed it as a ‘cowar... Read more
A Nigerian airline has sacked more than 100 pilots and engineers in another wave of sacking in the troubled aviation sector. Bristow Helicopters has been forced to restructure due to the eff... Read more
Kenya’s tourism minister has clarified that hotels and resorts are allowed to sell alcohol in rooms. The minister Najib Balala clarified that the establishments were allowed to sale al... Read more
The Somali doctor and human rights activist Hawa Abdi has died. She was in her 70s. The Nobel Peace Prize nominee built a hospital, school and feeding centre near the capital Mogadishu, serv... Read more
Zimbabwe’s Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has been appointed as health minister, about a month after the ministry was rocked by a scandal surrounding the procurement of coronaviru... Read more
A court in the West African country of Cape Verde has approved the extradition to the US of a businessman suspected of money-laundering on behalf of the Venezuelan government. Alex Saab... Read more
The killer of one of Uganda’s best known mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been jailed for 11 years. Felix Byamukama pleaded guilty to illegally entering a protected area and killing a go... Read more
The funeral of Tanzania’s former President Benjamin Mkapa is underway in his home in Lupaso, south of the country. President John Magufuli is expected to lead mourners in the final jou... Read more
The head of the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has denied accusations that the agency uses torture to make suspects plead guilty to crimes. Some 13 suspects facing terror charges, includi... Read more
Kenya’s police watchdog has launched investigations into Tuesday’s brutal conduct of four police officers pictured beating a female lawmaker in the capital, Nairobi. The police w... Read more
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has appointed a slimmed down cabinet to work towards a government of national unity, according to a statement from his office. It said the new c... Read more
Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zanu PF, has accused the US embassy of sponsoring Friday’s planned anti-government protests and threatened to expel its ambassador. Party spokesperson Patrick... Read more
State schools in South Africa will close for four weeks from Monday as part of measures to combat a surge in the number of coronavirus cases. President Cyril Ramaphosa said it was important... Read more
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