Widow of Nigeria’s first military ruler, Lady Victoria Nwanyiocha Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead. A close family friend disclosed that she died …
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is being criticised online for her remarks on female footballers having “flat chests” and being …
The Ugandan government on Friday ordered the suspension with “immediate effect” of 54 NGOs, including the main civil liberties organization …
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has paid tribute to the late former Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, who passed away on Aug. 18, …
UK PM Boris Johnson has vowed to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees At least three people are reported to have …
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, is set to travel to Turkey on Wednesday, state-run Turkish news agency Anadolu has reported. …
Former U.S. President George Bush said he and former First Lady Laura Bush feel “deep sadness” over the events unfolding …
World leaders have been urged by President Muhammadu Buhari to come to the aid of Africa in fighting terrorism. According …
Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was declared winner of Zambia’s hotly contested presidential election, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu. …
Jailed former South African President Jacob Zuma has undergone unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned, prison …
Nigeria’s long plague of jihadist violence and mayhem has reached new heights. Earlier this month, armed bands of ethnic Fulani …
Zambian President Edgar Lungu, trailing after early results, said on Saturday the presidential and parliamentary election was “not free and …
Rwandan President and Arsenal fan Paul Kagame has vented his frustration at the club’s shock defeat by a newly promoted …
US President Joe Biden is sending his special envoy for the Horn of Africa to Ethiopia to push for an …
Shehu Shagari’s wife dies of COVID-19 Published on August 12, 2021 By Nsikak Nseyen. Mrs Hadiza Shagari, wife of former, …
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected criticism that he was complacent about corruption allegations during the rule of his …
Three Ugandan athletes – who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics – have been rewarded with cars, a monthly salary, …
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to appear on Wednesday morning before the country’s long-running corruption inquiry. It was …
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he is stepping down, effective in 14 days. “My instinct is to fight through this controversy …
Jacob Zuma, whose jailing last month on a contempt of court case led to a wave of looting and unrest …
Former South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has been admitted to a hospital outside prison for medical observation, the prison authorities …
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ruled that President Jair Bolsonaro should be investigated for making unproven claims that Brazil’s …
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma will be allowed out of prison on Tuesday next week to appear in person …
Kenya’s deputy president was on Monday made to wait for clearance for hours before he was stopped from flying to …
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has arrived in Kigali on her first official visit to Rwanda. She is expected to …
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for dialogue between the Ethiopian government and a rebel group, Tigray Peoples Liberation Front …
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry on Saturday met with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra in Cairo.Speaking at a joint news …
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, says she is expecting the couple’s second child.Carrie Johnson announced her pregnancy in …
Congresswoman Cori Bush has spent a night on the steps of the US Capitol to protest against the end of …
Francois Compaore is wanted in his home country in connection with the 1998 murder of investigative journalist Norbert Zongo.Compaore was …
An international court has ruled that Isabel Dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president who was once known as …
Kenya’s health minister has suspended all public gatherings over rising Covid-19 cases. Mutahi Kagwe said all public meetings planned for …
After a long and tense election process, Pedro Castillo has been sworn as Peru’s president. His victory has shaken the …
Somalia’s Jubbaland regional state assembly has elected Ilyas Badal Gabose as the first member of Somalia’s senate as the much-delayed …
At a global education summit in London hosted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, governments, …
Somalis online have questioned why some state governments received donations of ballot boxes from the UN. The UN office in …
Thousands of people in Madagascar are having to live off locusts and wild leaves as climate change pushes communities close …
The Tunisian presidency fired the head of the national television channel on Wednesday after two guests were briefly banned from …
South Africa’s government says it was “appalled” by the African Union Commission’s decision last week to grant Israel observer status …
People in Tanzania are being actively encouraged to get Covid-19 vaccinations in a dramatic change of policy for one of …
On Jan. 6, after the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol had finally been cleared from the building, U.S. …
The U.S. government on Wednesday will ship nearly 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to two of the most populous …
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new push to expand business ties between U.S. companies and Africa, with a …
Tunisia’s leading Islamist party moved on Tuesday to ease the country’s political crisis, calling for dialogue and urging supporters not …
President Muhammadu Buhari is now in London, the United Kingdom (UK), where he will participate in the Global Education Summit …
Haiti holds funeral for slain president Moise under tight security Mourners were set to offer their final farewell to Haiti’s …
Mali has opened investigations into the attempted knife attack on interim leader Assimi Goita inside a mosque during Eid al-Adha …
Jacob Zuma’s long-running corruption trial will resume on August 10, a South African judge ruled after the ex-president sought to …
