Sudan’s military commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, has supported General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s move to take over power. Hemeti, who was the deputy leader in th... Read more
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has said that gay practices cannot be condoned because the country is a Christian nation. President Hichilema said the country can only “rea... Read more
Facebook has removed a post from Ethiopia’s prime minister for violating its policies against inciting violence. On Sunday, Abiy Ahmed called on citizens take up arms to block the adva... Read more
Two sons of former Liberian presidents and an immigration officer have become the latest victims of a wave of killings sweeping across Liberia. Police spokesman Moses Carter confirmed to the... Read more
South Africa’s scheduled power outages have affected the pace of vote counting following the local elections that took place on Monday, local media are reporting. The electoral body had hope... Read more
Back at the conference, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos follows Joe Biden onto the stage and pledges $2bn (£1.47bn) through his Bezos Earth Fund for land restoration in Africa. The American billio... Read more
Rescuers are searching for survivors in the wreckage a 22-storey high-rise block that collapsed under construction in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos. At least five people have died and... Read more
Algeria has stopped gas exports through a pipeline that crosses neighbouring Morocco because of a dispute between the two countries, the presidency has said. “Due to Morocco’s hostile... Read more
Dozens of Kenyan health workers failed English language tests that would have helped them get opportunities to work in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). Kenya’s Health Minister, Mutahi... Read more
South Africa will deploy 10,000 soldiers to assist in security operations during the forthcoming municipal elections due to start next week. The South African parliament on Wednesday noted t... Read more
Abdalla Hamdok, the deposed prime minister of Sudan, has been allowed to return home, according to his office, a day after the country’s military detained him after seizing power in a coup.... Read more
Cambridge University will on Wednesday become the first British institution to return a Benin Bronze to the Nigerian authorities. Jesus College will hand over a statue of a cockerel to a del... Read more
A high court in South Africa has dismissed an application by former president Jacob Zuma to have a lead prosecutor removed from this corruption and racketeering trial. In his application Mr... Read more
Sudan’s coup leader Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the military seized power on Monday to prevent “civil war”. He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok... Read more
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