The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the presidential palace in Abuja on Thursday. He is visiting Nigeria as part of his tour of Africa which b... Read more

The US has ended sanctions imposed against Burundi six years ago, citing reforms in the country. A statement by the US Department of State noted that President Joe Biden had revoke... Read more

Gunmen in the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto have killed at least 21 people in fresh attacks on several villages in Sabon Birni area. Residents told the BBC that the attackers on mot... Read more

Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has admitted to problems that “must be corrected in the fight against terrorism” after an attack that killed 53 people. The suspecte... Read more

South Africa has declared four days of national mourning following the death on Thursday of the last white president FW de Klerk. The national mourning starts on Wednesday evening to Sunday... Read more

A mobile fundraising platform is refunding in full money that was being contributed towards an initiative to support teen mothers after a young Kenyan mother narrated about her struggle to r... Read more

Hundreds of protesters held demonstrations in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday demanding the resignation of President Roch Kabore. The protesters accuse the president of failing... Read more

The Kenya government says security agencies are on high alert following the escape of three terror convicts from Kenya’s most secure prison. One of those who escaped was convicted for... Read more

A Kenyan court has charged the husband of the Olympic athlete, Agnes Tirop, with her murder. Ibrahim Rotich pleaded not guilty. The charges were brought a week after the defendant was ordere... Read more

Sudanese security officials have released an Al Jazeera TV network’s bureau chief who was arrested in a midnight raid two days ago. El Musalmi El Kabbashi was arrested in Khartoum and... Read more

Sudan’s coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has named a new ruling council with himself as the leader and excluding civilian members of the previous council. He was sworn in on Thursday... Read more

FW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white person to lead the country, has died at the age of 85. Mr de Klerk, who was also a key figure in the nation’s trans... Read more

South Africans Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies beat Rivers Angels 1-0 to register their second straight win at the inaugural Women’s African Champions League in Egypt. The Nigerians fell behi... Read more