The governments of Kenya and Jersey have signed a landmark deal which will see millions of dollars of public funds allegedly stolen by two of Kenya’s richest men returned to the countr... Read more

A summit bringing Israel together with Egypt, Morocco and two other Arab countries is taking place in the Negev desert in Israel. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is also taking part... Read more

Independent election observers say the just ended Zimbabwe by-elections were marred by intimidation and vote-buying. Results from the polls suggest the new opposition party Citizens Coalitio... Read more

Burkina Faso’s security forces have arrested the former speaker, days after he called for the immediate release of ousted President Roch Kaboré. Alassane Bala Sakandé, who is also the... Read more

Heads of state from the West African regional group Ecowas are due to meet in Ghana on Friday to discuss the political situation in Mali following last year’s coup. Mali’s interi... Read more

Tanzania has explained why it is not taking sides in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and is calling for peace talks to bring the war to an end. It comes a day after a delegation of Europ... Read more

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked the country’s health minister, according to a decree announced by state media on Wednesday night. No reasons were given for the firing of... Read more

Egypt has asked for help from the IMF as the government struggles to deal with the impact of the war in Ukraine. As the world’s biggest importer of wheat, Egypt relies heavily on grain... Read more

Former Zambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji has been arrested for alleged money-laundering activities. The authorities said Mr Malanji was arrested for owning a hotel suspe... Read more

Nigerian politician Atiku Abubakar has formally declared his intention to contest next February’s presidential election. The former vice-president is the first person to make a formal declar... Read more

The Ugandan army has retrieved the bodies of two soldiers and three government geologists who were killed in the north-eastern region of Karamoja. The geologists were on a mission to collect... Read more

A gunfight at the entrance to the international airport complex outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left at least eight people dead. Aden Adde International Airport hosts peacekeepers... Read more

A fire underneath one of the main bridges in Lagos has brought chaos to the Nigerian commercial hub. All traffic has been re-routed from the Eko Bridge which links Lagos Island to the mainla... Read more

Drivers who contract with Uber, Bolt and other ride-hailing services in South Africa embarked on a strike to protest against record-high fuel prices and put pressure on the government to pas... Read more