Burundi’s former President Pierre Buyoya has died, according to the head of communications in the president’s office, Willy Nyamitwe. He tweeted that “the death of the form... Read more

Boko Haram has said it was behind the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolboys in Nigeria’s north-western Katsina State, hinting at the group’s continued expansive and deadly reach i... Read more

Heads of states from Benin, Togo and the Ghana watched as Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office on Monday for the third time, in the midst of a political cr... Read more

The authorities in Nigeria say the have arrested two suspected members of a transnational kidnap syndicate linked to the abduction of an American citizen in October. Philippe Nathan Walton,... Read more

Uganda’s only female presidential candidate Nancy Kalembe has suspended campaigns over lack of funds. Ms Kalembe made the announcement while appealing for funds from the public. She sa... Read more

A former Tanzanian opposition MP Godbless Lema has been granted asylum in Canada, Kenyan media reports. He had fled to Kenya through the Lungalunga border and was briefly detained before bei... Read more

Ivory Coast’s opposition leader and former president, Henri Konan Bédié, has called for inclusive dialogue with the government after a disputed election. President Alassane Ouattara wa... Read more

China’s Supreme Court has hired Uganda’s former Chief Justice, Bart Katureebe, as a member of its expert committee on adjudication of international commercial disputes. Justice K... Read more

A Tanzanian MP nominated for a government post has been dropped and replaced after he hesitated and struggled to take the oath of office. Francis Ndulane, who was to become assistant ministe... Read more

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated he could reopen the country’s land borders “as soon as possible” after they were shut last year to control smugglin... Read more

Fighting has broken out in parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the second day running. The police had to be called in to break up supporters of President Félix Tshisekedi and... Read more

The Western Cape province education department in South Africa has cleared Brackenfell High School of racism allegations made against its administration. An official, Debbie Schäfer, said th... Read more

Eritrea has released 28 members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses group after they served prison terms. In 1994 the citizenship for all members of the church was revoked and followers are rou... Read more