The Moroccan authorities have ordered an investigation into the death of a newly elected regional councillor at his home. Abdelouahab Belfqih died in hospital on Tuesday of gun wounds, the a... Read more
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema is earning some praise online for travelling with a “lean team” for the UN General Assembly in New York. Mr Hichilema travelled to the UN meeting on a co... Read more
The funeral of Algeria’s former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has taken place in Algiers, without the fanfare accorded to previous leaders. His body was carried by a tank for burial a... Read more
The former president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died after a long illness at the age of 84. Bouteflika led the country for almost two decades, stepping down in 2019 after his bid... Read more
The United Nations says the human rights situation in Burundi has deteriorated since current President Evariste Ndayishimiye took office last year. UN investigators said conditions had worse... Read more
Time magazine has listed seven Africans among its list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2021, including figures from the world of academia, science, activism and econ... Read more
Ugandan prosecutors on Wednesday slapped additional charges of terrorism as well as aiding and abetting terrorism on two opposition National Unity Party (NUP) MPs. The lawmakers – Moha... Read more
Nigeria’s air force says it is now investigating reports that shots fired from one of its aircraft killed civilians in the north-east of the country. In a statement it retracted its ea... Read more
Supporters of Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party plan to send five million letters to US President Joe Biden as part of a campaign to sway his administration’s policy on the war... Read more
Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos returned home on Tuesday after spending two years in Spain, amid growing tensions between his family and the current head of state Joã... Read more
Some 114 out of 240 prisoners have been recaptured after their weekend escape from a prison in Nigeria. The authorities have urged the rest to turn themselves in or risk being prosecuted aft... Read more
A former health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr Eteni Longondo, has been freed after spending 17 nights in Kinshasa’s main prison. The former minister was released on bail o... Read more
One of Britain’s biggest companies has responded after BBC Panorama found evidence suggesting it paid a bribe to the former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe. The statement from Brit... Read more
The military junta in Conakry has announced the gradual reopening of borders with neighbouring countries in a statement read on national TV. Some of the borders have been closed since last w... Read more
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