Category: Africa News

Central African Republic may be getting safer. This is according to new figures from the United Nations that show a sharp drop in the number of attacks and … source

Haitians hit the streets to call for an investigation into the alleged misuse of Venezuela-sponsored PetroCaribe funds by previous administrations. A social media … source

The party of former Central African President Francois Bozize is now officially an opposition party. This follows a meeting on Monday in which party officials … source

The lawyers of General Diendéré, one of the presumed brains of the September 2015 coup in Burkina Faso, have denounced a trial they consider unfair. source

The Italian parliament recently adopted a law that gives more authority to the government against NGOs saving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Reactions … source

Eighty-eight lawmakers in Ethiopia voted against a state of emergency declared by the Council of Ministers in mid February 2017. The state broadcaster, EBC, … source

In barely 3 days after a huge hit on the French island, cyclone Kenneth smacked northern Mozambique, a country still crawling out of another huge storm. source

Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a presidential election on Sept. 15 as an independent on Wednesday and said he … source

At 85 years old this Cameroonian music legend does not seem to be slowing down. Manu Dibango has had 6 decades of an exceptional career. To date, he still ……

As the African Cup of Nations draws closer, the Democratic Republic of Congo gears up with all optimism to face Uganda in their opening game on Saturday. source