Zambia’s electoral commission has confirmed that last week’s presidential election was won by the opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema. Mr Hichilema defeated his main rival, t... Read more

Nigeria’s President Mohammadu Buhari has gone into self-isolation on arrival from the UK. This comes after the country’s high commission in London was closed last week for 10 day... Read more

Zambia’s incumbent president has described Thursday’s elections as “not free and fair”. Early results show President Edgar Lungu trailing his main opponent, businessm... Read more

The announcement of the results at Zambia’s electoral commission has been temporarily halted, the BBC’s Nomsa Maseko has tweeted from the capital, Lusaka. Some party agents criticised the co... Read more

Vote counting is under way in Zambia, where millions of people cast their ballots in closely contested general and presidential elections. Large queues formed outside many polling stations,... Read more

Algerian journalist Rabah Kareche has been sentenced to eight months in prison for his reporting on protests, his newspaper Liberte said. M Kareche was handed a one-year-term, with four mont... Read more

The United States is sending a special envoy to Ethiopia to urge an end to the fighting in northern Tigray that has escalated to other regions. President Joe Biden asked special envoy to the... Read more

Voting began in Zambia’s general elections early on Thursday morning, with long queues reported in some polling stations. President Edgar Lungu, who faces a stiff challenge from opposition l... Read more

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has sacked the energy minister and his chief of staff who are facing corruption charges. The two and one other official – Enock Chihana, a par... Read more

The UN has launched a fresh round of talks at which delegates from across Libya will try to agree arrangements for crucially important elections. The aim is to settle on a constitutional fra... Read more

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected criticism that he was complacent about corruption allegations during the rule of his predecessor, Jacob Zuma. He was giving evidence befo... Read more

At least 42 people are now known to have died as a result of more than 100 wildfires in Algeria. The most intense have taken hold in forested mountains of the Kabylie region, where 25 soldie... Read more

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to appear on Wednesday morning before the country’s long running corruption inquiry. It was set up to investigate allegations that his p... Read more

Zambia’s electoral commission has said all systems are in place to ensure free, transparent and fair polls on Thursday. This follows allegations by opposition parties that the commission has... Read more