Zimbabwe has temporarily suspended rescue operations at a collapsed mine amidst safety concerns. Nine informal miners are still believed trapped underground, almost two weeks after a rockfal... Read more

Pope Francis has donated $121,000 (£90,000) to support victims of militant attacks in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado. It followed an appeal by the Bishop of Pemba, Luis... Read more

There are reports of heavy police presence in parts of Lagos state after authorities warned against resumption of #EndSARS protests across Nigeria. Police in Lagos had issued a statement on... Read more

Ivorian opposition figure Pascal Affi N’guessan, who was in detention, has been taken to a hospital in the country’s main city, Abidjan. The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) leader an... Read more

Somali Information Minister Osman Abukar Dubbe has accused Kenya of planning to destabilise Somalia as it prepares for legislative and presidential elections, state-owned Somali National TV... Read more

The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released a new video in which it said its fighters killed 78 farmers in Zabarmari area near Maiduguri in north-east Nigeria. On Saturday armed men... Read more

Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, has suspended his campaigns, following the injuring of members of his campaign team and damage to his car. The oppositio... Read more

A military court in Nigeria has convicted a former commander of the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram after he appeared in a video on social media complaining of a lack of mi... Read more

The first Vice-President of South Sudan Riek Machar has said that peace was the only option for stability in the country, during the opening of his political party’s conference. He sai... Read more

Kenyan nurses have issued a 14-day strike notice to the government, citing the lack of a safe working environment. Eighteen nurses have died from Covid-19 after treating patients with the vi... Read more

Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 (£11,000) to visit the US, according to a new temporary travel rule which comes into effect on 24 December... Read more

Uganda’s military has increased deployment of troops in the capital, Kampala, and in major towns to counter protests that broke out following the arrest of presidential candidate Rober... Read more

Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been released on bail after being charged with spreading coronavirus. The court ruled on Friday after Mr Wine, 38, held a large rally this week.... Read more