The International Criminal Court will on Wednesday rule on whether to uphold the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s former President Laurent Gbagbo. Mr Gbagbo and his former youth leader Charl... Read more
Heavy gunfire was heard in the area around the presidential palace, which houses the presidential offices and residence, in Niamey on Wednesday morning. The gunfire was heard around 3:00 am... Read more
The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has told members of his party they must resign within 30 days of being charged with corruption or face suspension. Mr Ramaphosa was addressing a... Read more
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera’s press secretary has blamed the former administration for a neglected state house despite funds being allocated for renovations, local media... Read more
Days after the government of Kenya imposed severe restrictions on businesses and movement in five counties to curb the spread of coronavirus, a preacher in the capital, Nairobi, has exc... Read more
Flamboyant Malawian Christian preacher, Shepherd Bushiri, has announced the death of his eight-year-old daughter, Israella. Bushiri, whose Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church is fol... Read more
Assailants killed two Ivorian soldiers early Monday during an attack at a northern military camp near the border with Burkina Faso, according to a security source. The attack in Kafolo area... Read more
Madagascar former President Didier Ignace Ratsiraka has died at 84, the country’s president announced on Sunday. “This Sunday 28 March, 2021, the former President, Admiral Didier... Read more
Tanzania’s new President Samia Suluhu Hassan has suspended the director-general of the country’s ports authority after an audit report showed embezzlement of government funds at the st... Read more
The Sudanese government has signed a declaration of principles that calls for freedom of religion and cultural identity in a democratic state. The agreement also seeks to separate religion a... Read more
Former US President Barack Obama’s step-grandmother Sarah Obama has died at a hospital in Kenya at the age of 99, her family has been quoted by local media. Mrs Obama died early on Mon... Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for fairness in access to Covid-19 vaccines so as to widen the reach in Africa. The WHO said on Thursday that while vaccines had been delivered... Read more
Victims of IRA bombs have expressed anger at news the UK government will not use frozen Libyan assets for compensation. The father of a 12-year-old boy killed in the 1993 Warrington bomb has... Read more
Protesters have taken to the streets in Namibia ahead of a court ruling on whether a gay father can return home from South Africa with his newborn twin daughters, who were born to a surrogat... Read more
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