Armed men in northern Cameroon have kidnapped five people working for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), local officials say. The abduction of the French medical charity employees took place du... Read more

A Kenyan girl has been sentenced to five years in jail for manslaughter over a school dormitory fire that killed nine of her colleagues. The 18-year-old committed the offence in 2017 while a... Read more

The war in Ukraine could have a devastating effect on some African states, threatening their economies and seeing governments come under diplomatic pressure to take sides in the escalating f... Read more

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially endorsed opposition leader Raila Odinga to succeed him in the presidential elections set for 9 August. President Kenyatta urged his supporters... Read more

Eighteen civilians in Niger have been killed in a militant attack in the west of the country, the government says. It said armed bandits on motorbikes attacked a truck transporting people be... Read more

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) may cease its support programme to Somalia in the next three months if scheduled elections face further delays. An essential military wages funding deal... Read more

Hackers say thy have regained control of more than 30 websites in Mozambique, after the government said it had repelled an attack on Monday. A group called “Yemeni Hackers” said they were be... Read more

At least 60 people were killed on Monday in an explosion at a make-shift gold mine in a village near Gaoua in south-west Burkina Faso. Dozens more people were injured, including women and ch... Read more

Somalia’s President Mohamed Farmaajo has rejected an oil revenue sharing deal signed by the petroleum ministry and an American firm. Coastline Exploration said it had signed seven deal... Read more

Lawmakers in Mali have unanimously approved a plan allowing the military junta to rule for up to five years. No date has yet been set for future polls. Elections had been due last month but... Read more

South Africa’s health ministry says people over the age of 18 will now be allowed to “mix” their vaccines. It means, for example, that those who took the Johnson & John... Read more

Nigerian authorities say they have seized 120 tonnes of imported animal hides and skins in Lagos city. They were intercepted on suspicion that were already processed with chemicals for use i... Read more

Protests broke out in cities across Morocco on Sunday against rising prices and to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the launch of a major reform movement. February 20th was a pro-reform a... Read more

At least 80 supporters of an opposition party in Zimbabwe remain in detention after they were arrested in the city of Masvingo over the weekend. They were rounded up ahead of a rally in the... Read more