Burundi has banned rickshaws, motorcycle taxis and all other forms of two- and three-wheel public transport from the commercial capital, Bujumbura. Private bicycles and motorbikes are also b... Read more
At least 16 people are feared dead after raids by gangs of armed men on motorbikes on a remote villages in the north-western state of Zamfara, police in Nigeria said. Residents in the area s... Read more
The Tunisian president has said everyone will have a chance to comment on his proposals for political reform. Kais Saied – who suspended parliament and seized executive power last year... Read more
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ended a two-day visit to Mali without any agreement on a date for elections to return the country to civilian rule. The military government in... Read more
Tributes have poured in for Uganda’s parliament speaker Jacob Oulanyah who died on Sunday while undergoing treatment in the US. The news of his demise was announced on Twitter by President Y... Read more
A black and white image which some people falsely claim shows Russian president Vladimir Putin training liberation movements in southern Africa, has been circulating. It has been used by som... Read more
The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has warned that Russia’s war against Ukraine could lead to what he called “a hurricane of hunger” and food insecurit... Read more
Kenyans will from Tuesday pay more for fuel as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to affect the price of crude oil and refined products. The East African country’s petroleum regulator... Read more
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has endorsed his former rival, Raila Odinga, as presidential candidate in this year’s elections. The incumbent, who cannot run again as he has already s... Read more
Rupiah Banda, who was Zambia’s president from 2008 to 2011, has died at the age of 85 after suffering from colon cancer. “His life of service to our country, and to our continent... Read more
A group of 122 Nigerian nationals, including a parent with an infant, is expected to return home on Friday after fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. The group will arrive in Abuja from the Poli... Read more
Aid agencies are expressing concern that the crisis in Ukraine is causing donors to cut funding for other emergencies – including conflicts in West Africa and droughts in the east of t... Read more
An inquiry committee set up by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (Nebe) has confirmed that the chairman of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Dawud Ibsa, has been under hous... Read more
The authorities in Benin have released Nigerian separatist leader, Sunday “Igboho” Adeyemo, according to his spokesperson. Mr Igboho was arrested at a Benin airport in July 2021... Read more
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