Tunisia’s president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent protests broke out across the country. Thousands of protesters, angry at the government’... Read more
A man accused of trying to stab Mali’s interim president, Assimi Goïta, last week has died in hospital while under guard, the government says. The assailant, who has not been identifie... Read more
Nigeria has received the first six military aircraft it bought from the United States, which are expected to boost its efforts in tackling violence by various armed groups. The A-29 Super Tu... Read more
Israel has been given observer status at the African Union, a statement from Israel’s foreign ministry says. “This is a day of celebration for Israeli-Africa relations,” Foreign Minist... Read more
The office of South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is “not happy” that he was among the world leaders targeted for phone tapping using spyware. The country’s acting minister in the... Read more
Britain has placed an asset freeze and travel ban on the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea and four others it accuses of serious corruption. Teodoro Obiang Mangue is accused of misappropri... Read more
The Spanish authorities said more than 200 migrants managed to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco earlier on Thursday. Three hundred migrants had tried to climb the border fen... Read more
Madagascar says it has thwarted an attempt to assassinate President Andry Rajoelina. The chief prosecutor’s office said several Malagasy citizens and foreigners had been arrested this... Read more
Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been granted permission to attend the burial of his younger brother, Michael, who is set to be buried on Thursday afternoon. “As a short-t... Read more
Mali has opened investigations into the attempted knife attack on interim leader Assimi Goita inside a mosque during Eid al-Adha festivities. Prosecutor Bourama Kariba Konate said an inquiry... Read more
The death toll in South Africa from the violence that followed the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma has risen to 276. Thousands of businesses were looted in the riots that mainly affec... Read more
An overloaded boat carrying food aid off northern Mozambique has capsized killing at least 12 people. It was travelling between the costal city of Pemba and the island of Ibo off Cabo Delgad... Read more
A well-known former radio DJ in South Africa has been denied bail after appearing in court on charges of inciting violence that followed the jailing of ex-President Jacob Zuma. In a video on... Read more
An activist and national youth co-ordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed for “incitement to civil disobedience”. Jacky Ndala, from the Together for the Rep... Read more
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