South Africa’s education minister has been criticised for her remarks that “an educated man won’t rape” while trying to explain the importance of education. Minister... Read more
Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed has warned against planned protests at Lekki toll gate in Lagos where security forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in October. The fre... Read more
Uganda’s army has confirmed the death of a pilot in a helicopter crash after take off near Entebbe on Thursday. Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) spokeswoman Brig Flavia Byekwaso sa... Read more
The UN Security Council has unanimously welcomed the formation of an interim unity government in Libya, describing it “an important milestone”. The transitional body, comprising... Read more
Proposed talks on Somalia’s delayed election have been thrown into confusion after the authorities in Puntland region, the suggested venue, said the negotiations should be held in the... Read more
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has called for a meeting with federal state leaders next week to resolve the impasse on how to proceed with elections. The term of Preside... Read more
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has named a new cabinet which includes seven former rebel leaders who were part of a peace deal signed in October. Mr Hamdok dissolved the previou... Read more
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
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