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
Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, who served from 1995 to 2005, is dead. He died at a hospital in the country’s commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, while receiving treatment. He wa... Read more
The Sudanese government has announced that it has discovered a mass grave dating to 1990. The General Attorney on Thursday said the mass grave had 28 military officers believed to have been... Read more
A Kenyan MP has been arrested for holding a public gathering contrary to Covid-19 guidelines. MP Charles Ong’ondo Were was arrested on Tuesday evening and detained at a police station.... Read more
South Africa’s anti-apartheid stalwart and the last remaining Rivonia trialist Andrew Mlangeni has died aged 95. He was admitted to 1 Military Hospital in the capital, Pretoria, last T... Read more
The president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has ordered the security forces to enforce a dusk-to-dawn curfew from Wednesday. He said this was necessary to bring under control the coronavi... Read more
Earlier this week scientists announced that a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response. Trials involving 1,077 people showed pro... Read more
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