A highly respected police officer has shaken South Africa's government - and won the admiration of many ordinary people - with his explosive allegations...
Burkina Faso's military rulers have disbanded the country's Electoral Commission (EC), calling it a waste of money.
The interior ministry will handle elections in the...
The 2024 United Nations Military Gender Advocate, Squadron Leader Sharon Mwinsote Syme, has shared her personal experiences and insights on the broader significance of...
Kenya has officially scrapped visa requirements for all African and most Caribbean countries.
This means citizens from these regions no longer need an Electronic Travel...
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on an immediate "leave of absence" after allegations of links to organised crime...
The government of Togo has issued international arrest warrants targeting leaders of the M66 Citizens’ Movement, a collective of bloggers and activists who organised...
Nigeria's Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least 1.6 million barrels of gasoline and diesel to supply refined...
Nigeria's two main opposition leaders have joined a new political party to challenge President Bola Tinubu and his ruling party in the next election.
Atiku...
Kenya's security forces have blocked all major roads leading into central Nairobi, ahead of planned nationwide protests.
Much of the city centre is deserted, with...
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has lauded Ghana’s unwavering commitment to democracy and inclusive development, describing it as a “beacon of inspiration for...
A Ugandan military helicopter crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing five people on board.
The pilot, co-pilot...
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),...
Libya’s elite 4444 Combat Brigade has confirmed the arrest of a Ghanaian national allegedly at the center of a criminal syndicate involved in human...
Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has made a bold call to action for African governments and citizens.
He said...
A Zimbabwean man has sent shockwaves through the Nemhari community after being accused of stealing over 30 women’s panties for use in disturbing sexual...
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will seek reelection for another term in polls due early next year to extend his nearly four-decade rule, according to...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that by 2050, four out of ten children globally will reside in Africa.
It noted that this significant...
When the policemen came for Albert Ojwang, the Kenyan blogger whose death in custody sparked protests this week and prompted a rare acknowledgement of...
In a world where malaria continues to claim thousands of lives each year—particularly among children—grassroots activism has emerged as a powerful weapon in the...
Kenyan President William Ruto said on Wednesday that a blogger arrested last week had died "at the hands of the police", reversing official accounts...
A minibus carrying schoolchildren has been swept away by heavy flooding in South Africa, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial government has told...
An Australian woman on trial for murder says she threw up the toxic mushroom meal which killed her relatives, after binge-eating dessert.
Erin Patterson has...
Mali has suspended artisanal gold mining activities during the June to September rainy season to protect workers from landslides, the West African country's mines...
