The Arewa Youths Development Initiative has attributed the success of the Borno State local government elections to the leadership of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum....
A former Senior Special Assistant in the Zamfara State Government, Musa Muhammad Kamara, has accused Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence and former Zamfara...
Mozambique’s former finance minister, Manuel Chang, has been arrested in South Africa at the request of the United States, a police spokesman said. Chang,...
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday denied taunting overweight Egyptians after drawing criticism over comments he made about the country’s bulging waistlines. While inaugurating...
A Tunisian journalist has died after setting himself on fire, officials said, in a protest over harsh living conditions that prompted overnight clashes with...
The Congolese aviation firm Gomair said its cargo plane which went missing on Thursday after delivering materials for an upcoming presidential election had crashed....
South Africa’s Competition Commission said on Thursday it had charged retailer Shoprite and its subsidiary Computicket with anti-competitive behaviour, and recommended a fine. The...
The Board of African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved additional funding support of €115 million to Rwanda’s Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme. The...
President Ali Bongo of Gabon who has been in a hospital since October has suffered a stroke. Vice-President Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou provided the...
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — An internal investigation into sexual harassment claims at the African Union has found widespread reports of mistreatment of women, especially interns,...
A Cessna light aircraft has reportedly crashed in Majereje Hills in Zimbabwe on Friday. According to iHarare, there were at least three casualties. As...