One of the two men declared president of Guinea-Bissau has resigned from the post after just one full day in office, saying his life was in danger. Cipriano Cassamá was chosen by lawmakers a... Read more

The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating the death of its head of intelligence. Delphin Kahimbi was found dead at his home in the capital, Kinshasa, on Friday, the day h... Read more

Two online petitions have been created asking the Kenyan government to suspend direct flights from China over coronavirus fears. Thousands have signed the petitions within hours as criticism... Read more

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the repatriation of some 132 South Africans living in China’s Wuhan city, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak The decis... Read more

Nigeria’s ministry of communications has denied reports that it has been spying on mobile phone and social media users. This comes after a fake statement went viral and caused panic by... Read more

A Togo opposition leader has accused authorities of setting up fake polling stations in Saturday’s presidential election to skew the result in favour of the incumbent. Agbéyomé Kodjo m... Read more

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has won re-election with 72% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission on Monday, extending his 15-year rule and a family... Read more

Voters in Togo will head to the polls on Saturday to choose their next president. Incumbent Faure Gnassingbé will face six rivals, including long-time opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre. Po... Read more

A group of five couples, each including a blind partner, got married in a shared ceremony in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday. The four blind grooms and one blind bride had all... Read more

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has failed to appear in court to face charges of murdering his estranged wife in 2017. An aide and Mr Thabane’s son say the 80-year-old le... Read more

An 18th Century Ethiopian crown has been returned home after being hidden in a Dutch flat for more than 20 years. Ethiopian Sirak Asfaw, who fled to the Netherlands in the late 1970s, found... Read more

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, 80, is to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife Lipolelo Thabane, police have said. Mr Thabane announced he would be stepping down i... Read more

Rwanda and Uganda have swapped prisoners as the presidents of both nations prepare to meet on Friday to resolve a diplomatic row that has led to the closure of their shared border. Some 20 U... Read more

An Ethiopian woman disfigured after her estranged husband attacked her with acid in 2017 says that despite her suffering she has reasons to be thankful. “There are more good people in... Read more