JOHANNESBURG: Gunmen killed six people in an attack on a police station in a small South African town on Wednesday, stealing quantities of...
JOHANNESBURG: Gunmen killed six people in an attack on a police station in a small South African town on Wednesday, stealing quantities of...
Nairobi: More than five million people have signed up to vote in Burundi's controversial constitutional referendum in May and elections in 2020, which...
NAIROBI: Two prominent supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga were allowed to leave the country on Tuesday a day after authorities prevented...
Libreville: Separatists in Cameroon's restive English-speaking regions have faced a violent crackdown since declaring the creation of "Ambazonia", a self-proclaimed republic independent from...
Lilongwe: Cholera cases in Malawi have tripled and four more people have died, the Ministry of Health said on Monday, a month after...
JUBA: South Sudanese rebels have released two Kenyan pilots they were holding after receiving compensation for the family of a civilian killed when...
Khartoum: About 224 million people are suffering from malnutrition across Africa as climate change and conflicts heighten food insecurity across the continent, a...
JOHANNESBURG: South African authorities are escalating an anti-corruption drive against a business family linked to former president Jacob Zuma, saying they could seek...
Lome, After six months of political crisis, a dialogue between Togo's government and the opposition opening on Monday is seen by many as...
Abuja: A Nigerian court has released 475 people allegedly affiliated with Boko Haram for rehabilitation, the Justice Ministry said on Sunday, The first...
Nairobi: Tanzania's main opposition party Saturday accused police of shooting dead a female university student and seriously injuring at least four other people...
ADDIS ABABA: A state of emergency imposed by Ethiopia after the prime minister resigned will last six months, the defense minister said on...
LAGOS, Nigeria: Police say three suicide bombers have attacked a crowded market in northern Nigeria, killing at least 18 people. Borno state police...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Three suicide bombers killed 18 people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, capital of the state worst hit by the...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to revive a flagging economy, restore investor confidence, create millions of new jobs and crack down on...
He’s been dubbed over the years as the best leader South Africa never had. After missing out two decades ago on becoming president,...
HARARE: Zimbabwe's president on Thursday expressed condolences over the death of longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and said upcoming elections must be free...
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suddenly resigned on Thursday in what he described as a bid to smooth reforms, following years...