Dakar: Senegalese authorities on Friday deployed security forces around the capital Dakar, a day after an outburst of violence left nine people dead...
Dakar: Senegalese authorities on Friday deployed security forces around the capital Dakar, a day after an outburst of violence left nine people dead...
Nairobi: A Kenyan court on Friday ordered the suspension of the mass sacking of scores of content moderators by a subcontractor for Facebook's...
Dar es Salaam: Tanzania on Friday declared the end of a deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, more than two months after it...
Dakar: A court in Senegal on Thursday sentenced opposition leader OusmaneSonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years in prison...
The US imposed economic sanctions on both sides of the conflict in Sudan after continued violence led to the collapse of a cease-fire...
Abuja, Nigeria: The price of petrol in Nigeria tripled at government-run stations on Wednesday, two days after newly-elected President Bola Tinubu announced he...
Bujumbura, Burundi: Burundi's foreign minister insisted on Tuesday that his country would not take sides in Russia's war against Ukraine, after a visit...
Khartoum: Fighting flared again in Sudan on Tuesday despite the latest ceasefire pledges of the two warring generals, meant to allow desperately needed...
The World Bank approved a $1 billion loan to Kenya to support the East African nation’s economy. The credit is being provided under...
Johannesburg: Almost three people were murdered every hour in SouthAfricaduring the first three months of the year, according to police statistics released on...
Harare: After the sun sets in Harare, the streets of Zimbabwe's capital suddenly burst to life. Carts, cars and trucks turned into makeshift,...
Cairo: Sudan’s warring sides were under pressure Monday to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa allocated a range of powers to his electricity minister to help address the nation’s energy crisis, almost three...
Abuja: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari defended his political record on Sunday, the day before he steps down, saying he leaves the country in...
CAIRO: Saudi Arabia and the United States said on Friday the warring sides in Sudan's conflict are adhering better to a new, weeklong...
Cape Town, South Africa:One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's genocide, a police officer suspected of orchestrating the killing of more than...
South Africa’s central bank delivered the first back-to-back half-point rate hike since 2008, extending its most aggressive monetary policy tightening cycle in at...
Freetown: A centuries-old, towering tree that served as a historic symbol in Sierra Leone has been felled during a wind and rain storm...