Ethiopia’s prime minister’s office has said a recording, appearing to be Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed saying he would rather die than hand over power, is fake. The audio clip was pu... Read more
The daughter of Uganda’s Transport Minister Gen Katumba Wamala and his driver have died from injuries sustained after the shooting. The two were in the vehicle with the minister when i... Read more
Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo is set to return to the country this month, weeks after he was acquitted by the International Criminal Court. The secretary general to his... Read more
The leader of Western Sahara’s independence movement, Brahim Ghali, is due to appear before a Spanish court to answer allegations of torture and genocide. The head of the Polisario Fro... Read more
Uganda’s Transport Minister General Katumba Wamala has been shot and injured by unknown gunmen near his home in the capital Kampala. Eyewitnesses say the gunmen were riding on a motorc... Read more
Mali’s military rulers are poised to remain firmly in charge of the conflict-hit nation following a feeble response by the west African regional bloc, Ecowas, over its second coup in le... Read more
Turkish security services have detained a nephew of exiled cleric Fetullah Gulen overseas and brought him back to Turkey, local media have announced. Selahaddin Gulen has been accused of bel... Read more
Police in Zambia have started arresting members of the resident doctors association after their leaders announced a strike on Friday. The Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) is dem... Read more
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye has arrived in Kenya for a two-day visit. This is Mr Ndayishimiye’s sixth foreign visit in less than a year in power. His predecessor, the late... Read more
The self-declared republic of Somaliland is holding parliamentary and municipal elections on Monday some of which are overdue by 10 years. In this, its 17th election since declaring independ... Read more
Leaders of the West African grouping Ecowas have suspended Mali’s membership from the bloc following last week’s military coup – the second in nine months. The coup leader... Read more
Egypt will this week lift restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Restaurants will, starting Tuesday, be allowed to operate longer after the 6 May order for them to c... Read more
The German government has confirmed more than a billion dollars in development aid for Namibia in a statement which recognised the genocidal killings carried out by colonial settlers against... Read more
The rescue operation in Nigeria’s Kebbi state has entered day three with 60 bodies having been recovered so far. The authorities say the number of survivors still stands at 22 with som... Read more
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