Criticism that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is only interested in going after Africans was part of a “propaganda” campaign by those who wanted to discredit the court, its outgoing... Read more

The president of Zambia Edgar Lungu fainted on Sunday during the country’s televised official annual ceremony for the National Defence Forces Day — which was immediately interrupted followin... Read more

An Egyptian court has upheld the death penalty for 12 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, including two senior officials of the organisation. The court of cassation has reduced the sentencing... Read more

Zambia’s founding father Kenneth Kaunda is in a “serious but stable condition”, a source close to the former president has told the BBC. The 97-year-old, who served as pres... Read more

Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has assured citizens that he is well after collapsing while attending a public event. He was presiding over the national defence day on Sunday when... Read more

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has tweeted the Nigerian flag in what local media have interpreted to be support for the Saturday protests against poor governance and the suspension of the microblo... Read more

Algeria’s ministry of communications says that the accreditation of France 24 has been cancelled. The move comes a day after parliamentary elections were held in Algeria. A government... Read more

A court in Guinea has sentenced an opposition activist to three years in prison for organising protests against President Alpha Condé. Oumar Sylla, known as Foniké Mengué, was found guilty o... Read more

Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga has been announced as the winner for this year’s Pen Pinter Prize. As the winner, she will be speaking at a ceremony hosted by British Library an... Read more

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked those making illegal guns to join a new firearm factory in the country. He said majority of the illegal arms recovered by the country’s... Read more

A South African woman has given birth to 10 babies in what could be a new world record. Gosiame Thamara Sithole’s husband says they were astonished by decuplets after scans only showed... Read more

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed a new cabinet with 31 ministers and 50 deputies. The list features over 10 female cabinet members. Jessica Alupo, a retired army major, is the... Read more

Nigeria’s Attorney General Abubakar Malami has said he had deactivated his Twitter account eliciting reactions that he may have used a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to do that as the s... Read more

Sudan has removed all subsidies for imported fuel, doubling the price of petrol and diesel. The price of petrol will rise from 150 Sudanese pounds ($0.35;£0.25) per litre to 290 pounds while... Read more