West African leaders suspended Mali from their regional bloc over a coup last week, Ghanaian President however believes Ecowas must …
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Germany had caused “immeasurable suffering” to the Herero and Nama people, in what is now …
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. His appointment follows the …
A Ugandan military court has released on bail 17 people detained five months ago while campaigning for presidential candidate Bobi …
Mali’s interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have officially resigned. Mr Ndaw and Mr Ouane have been …
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The corruption trial of the former South African President Jacob Zuma is due to begin, following multiple delays. The once-celebrated …
Mali’s former colonial power France has demanded the release of the interim president and prime minister, who were taken into …
Mali’s President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have been detained by soldiers. The local United Nations mission has called …
The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports …
Armed men have attacked a Catholic Church in Nigeria’s northern state of Katsina, killing one priest and taking another hostage. …
Angeline Mukandutiye, the only woman in a group of 21 Rwandans facing terrorism charges, has admitted to recruiting girls for …
Former Ghanaian President John Mahama has quit his role as African Union’s High Representative to Somalia; more than a week …
Patients who are critically ill with Covid-19 are more likely to die in Africa than in any other region in …
In this file photo taken on October 15, 2019 South Africa’s embattled former president Jacob Zuma appears in the Pietermaritzburg …
The United States has expressed deep concern about increasing ethnic and political polarisation across Ethiopia. Washington said it would work …
Kenya’s High Court has declared a government-sponsored bill to amend Kenya’s constitution irregular, illegal and unconstitutional. It has also ruled …
Former Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, has been summoned to appear before a traditional court over the “improper” burial of …
Petra Diamonds has agreed to pay people who were beaten and detained by officials working in its Williamson mine in …
Three Kenyan MPs have been summoned by the speaker of parliament after they made allegations that legislators had been bribed …
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has taken the oath to officially begin a sixth term in office. He won re-election in …
The Ugandan VIP protection officer was thought dead Milton Obote in Uganda, at the rally to welcome him back after …
The Nigerian presidency has confirmed an attempted break-in by burglars into the official residence of the president’s chief of staff, …
The United States ambassador to Ethiopia hosted the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church after he warned of “genocide” in …
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling on Uganda to amend a bill to …
The UN says more than 100 former peacekeepers from Ethiopia have sought international protection and have applied for asylum in …
The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has suspended Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka from church activities for one month as the controversial …
The Nigerian military has dismissed a suggestion that it should take over the running of the country given the current …
Prosecutors in France have asked magistrates to drop legal proceedings against five French military officers linked to a massacre of …
The president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Mr Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine, has said that he has …
Firebrand journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has revealed plans to sue the state for unlawful arrest. This comes after High Court judge, …
President Cyril Ramaphosa is testifying as a witness before a long-running inquiry into allegations of corruption under his predecessor Jacob …
A panel of UN experts has called on Nigerian authorities to release a prominent humanist who was arrested and detained …
President Muhammadu Buhari urged the United States to relocate the US Africa Command to the continent. President Buhari, in a …
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said she intends to meet leaders of opposition political parties. She said she hoped …
Ugandan opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has been ordered to pay $166,700 (£120,000) in taxes for …
The US has urged its nationals in Chad to exercise caution on Friday, the day of the funeral of the …
A human rights lawyer Richard Spoor has offered to represent former South African President Jacob Zuma in his corruption trial …
Lawyers for former South African President Jacob Zuma have filed a notice of withdrawal from representing him. The lawyers have …
Zimbabwe’s parliament has approved proposed amendments to the constitution removing a clause on electing vice presidents, a move critics say …
The military in Chad has announced that elections will be held in 18 months’ time, following the death of President …
The United States says Uganda’s general elections held in January were marred by ‘illegalities and irregularities. The East African country …
The Ugandan government has admitted to having held more than 1,000 people who were arrested in the run-up to January’s …
South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma has rejected as “a sham” a request by the country’s top court to suggest what …
President Suhulu Samia Hassan Has Met President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Special Envoy at the State House in Dar es Salaam Saturday …
The High Commissioner for Rwanda to the United Kingdom (UK), Yamina Karitanyi, has called on the UK to bring to …
Kenya’s High Court has temporarily halted a move by the government to close the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps housing …
Ugandan politician Bobi Wine has taken his bulletproof luxury vehicle to the tax body offices for re-evaluation. The High Court …
