Thousands demonstrated in Niger’s capital on Wednesday in support of the West African country’s junta chief, General Abdourahamane Tiani, following a thwarted army mutiny...
The establishment of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in 2017 was a direct response to one of the most difficult challenges in Nigeria’s...
The Progressive Alliance for Justice, Unity and Democracy (PAJUD) has questioned the credibility and motives of former Director-General of the Department of State Services...
NAIROBI, Kenya – Somalia’s government has ordered the United Nations envoy to the country to leave, amid questions over the arrest of the al-Shabab extremist...
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,...