The leaders of several southern African countries have agreed to form a joint armed force that will combat Islamist militants in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado. Leaders... Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Rwanda in an attempt to reset relations that ruptured over accusations about the role of Paris in the 1994 genocide. The visit follows the releas... Read more
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has tested positive for Covid-19. First Lady Monica Geingos also tested positive for the virus and the couple is in isolation. The Namibian presidency... Read more
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has suspended its operations in South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity State following the brutal killing of one of its medics. Louis Edward Saleh Ufew, a Sout... Read more
A Zimbabwean human rights lawyer has filed an urgent court application seeking to have the country’s chief justice jailed for allegedly defying a court order. The High Court recently ordered... Read more
A Ugandan military court has released on bail 17 people detained five months ago while campaigning for presidential candidate Bobi Wine. The National Unity Platform (NUP) party members were... Read more
West African mediators visiting Mali have met the senior military figures who carried out the country’s second coup in less than a year. On Tuesday a military colonel – who was the vic... Read more
Jacob Zuma, the former South African president, has pleaded not guilty in a corruption trial involving a $5bn (£3bn) arms deal from the 1990s. He is facing 18 counts of racketeering, corrupt... Read more
The corruption trial of the former South African President Jacob Zuma is due to begin on Wednesday, following multiple delays. The once-celebrated hero of the anti-Apartheid struggle is expe... Read more
The Somali government has said that federal and regional leaders have made progress on election talks and are set to sign an agreement on Thursday. Government Spokesman Ibrahim Mohamed Moali... Read more
The purchase of a new presidential air plane in Senegal has sparked controversy. Members of the civil society and opposition have demanded for accountability on the purchase of the Airbus A3... Read more
Mali’s Vice-President Colonel Assimi Goita has said that he removed the president and prime minister because they violated the terms of the transition by not consulting him on cabinet... Read more
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has unveiled a statue of the 19th Century war heroine and one of the leaders of the first armed resistance against the colonial settlers. There was a... Read more
Young Kenyan doctor Jemimah Kariuki has won an award from the World Health Organization (WHO) in recognition of her contribution “to advancing global health”. Last year, she help... Read more
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