It’s time for some discipline – or, at least, that’s what the Kenyan government thinks. The education minister has openly called for corporal punishment to be reintroduced in schools a... Read more
Parts of Nigeria’s south-western Osun state are under a 24-hour curfew to help “douse tension in the troubled area” of Irepodun and Orolu, the state government an... Read more
Somalia has missed a key deadline to hold a presidential election on 8 February, plunging the country into political uncertainty. The first term of incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Farm... Read more
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of “harsh” and “appropriate” action against irregularities in coronavirus-related tenders. Mr Ramaphosa said... Read more
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated four former military commanders for ambassadorial roles after their resignation last week. The president overhauled the military’s top comm... Read more
Ex-Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen has been convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Mr Ongwen, a feared commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), is th... Read more
Uganda’s president has ordered the suspension of a multi-million dollar fund set up by donor countries, after complaining that it is run by foreigners and undermines Uganda’s sov... Read more
A coalition of opposition parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) has withdrawn from parliamentary elections after describing the process as a sham. This comes a day after the constitu... Read more
A senator in the Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a petition for the dismissal of speaker Alexis Thambwe Mwamba. Mr Thambwe Mwamba is an ally of former President Joseph Kabila. Senator... Read more
A South African commission investigating corruption during the presidency of Jacob Zuma has faulted his decision not to obey summons to appear before it later this month. The commission, kno... Read more
Zimbabwean opposition activists and a member of parliament have been arrested for using abusive and obscene language against police officers. Police said the trio was arrested on Monday afte... Read more
A gun battle between militant Islamists and Somali security forces at a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, is now over. At least five people were killed in the attack at the Afrik Hotel, which... Read more
A Dutch appeals court has ruled that the Nigerian branch of oil giant Shell is responsible for damage caused by leaks in the Niger Delta. The court ordered Shell Nigeria to pay compensation... Read more
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has asked the country’s media council to “immediately discuss with media who’ve been suspended or banned in the country” so that t... Read more
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