Ethiopia parliament ratifies PM Abiy’s first cabinet
Ethiopia’s new prime minister named a cabinet on Thursday that includes the former mining minister as defence minister and retains…
South Sudan govt deny rebel recapture of key Ethiopia border town
The South Sudan army has denied reports that rebels had retaken a border town with Ethiopia barely days after they…
Militants in U.N. disguise explode car bombs, rockets at Mali bases
Militants disguised as U.N. peacekeepers exploded two suicide car bombs and fired dozens of rockets at the French and United…
Opposition protests continue in Kenya hours to election rerun
Kenyan police used bullets and teargas on Tuesday to disperse a small demonstration in Nairobi two days before elections, as…
U.K. economic assistance to Zimbabwe will be hinged on democratic progress
Britain could take steps to stabilise Zimbabwe’s currency system and extend a bridging loan to help it clear World Bank…
Equatorial Guinea main opposition party dissolved
Equatorial Guinea’s main opposition party, Citizens for Innovation (CI), has been dissolved. According to the country’s Deputy Attorney General Anatalio…
U.K. strongly supports new Zimbabwe’s Commonwealth re-entry plans
Britain said on Friday it would strongly support Zimbabwe’s re-entry to the Commonwealth and praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for impressive…
Robert Mugabe resigns as president of Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe has finally resigned as president of Zimbabwe, a week after the army took over power and placed him…
Congo security forces killed at least 34 in anti-Kabila protests – HRW
Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 34 people during protests this week against President Joseph Kabila’s…
Kenya’s president leads by a wide margin in early results
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has won over 96 percent of the votes counted so far from Thursday’s re-run election, according…
African governments challenged to catch up with technological advancements
African governments have been challenged to go beyond mere rhetoric and show real commitment towards the advancement of science and…
Morocco severs ties with Iran over supporting Western Sahara independence mov’t
Morocco has severed diplomatic ties with Iran over Tehran’s support for the Polisario Front, a Western Sahara independence movement, the…
African migrants settle in Libya
Dozens of African migrants are picking up new jobs in Libya after their journeys to Europe were cut short. These…
Ugandan police discover radicalization center, kill 2, free 100 women and kids
Security officials in Uganda say, police have shot dead two men ,arrested dozens and released about 100 women and children…
Burundi cabinet okays legal reforms to allow Nkurunziza stay on
Burundi’s cabinet backed a constitutional change that would allow its president to stay in office until 2034, widening a political…
Joseph Kabila to dialogue on presidential election
Congolese president, Joseph Kabila says he’s ready to dialogue. This announcement was made as he visited South Africa for the…
Ethiopia PM appeals for unity, pledges democracy and improved relations with Eritrea
Ethiopia’s parliament swore in Abiy Ahmed as prime minister on Monday with a mandate to implement democratic reforms aimed partly…
UNICEF opens Africa’s first humanitarian drone testing corridor in Malawi
The UN children’s agency Unicef has formally opened an air corridor to test the effectiveness of drones in humanitarian emergencies.…
Madagascar leader urges end to unrest amid protests over deaths
Madagascar’s president on Monday demanded an end to unrest he said was intended to divide the country after two demonstrators…
Ethiopia to introduce term limits for the office of Prime Minister
Ethiopia’s new premier announced his intention to amend the country’s constitution to the effect that terms of office for the…
U.N. assisting thousands of stranded migrants in Libya’s Sabratha
U.N. agencies said on Monday (October 9) they were trying to provide urgent help to large numbers of migrants held…
Here is why Rwanda closed 714 churches and a mosque
As many as 714 churches and a mosque have been closed by authorities in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, the local news…
Mozambique president says Dhlakama’s death should not shake peace process
Mozambique’s president said the country’s fragile peace process must not collapse after veteran rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama, who had opened…
Egypt: News agencies under fire over Regeni coverage
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a nonprofit organisation promoting press freedom, is concerned about Egyptian press reports which suggest…
Baby separated from parasitic twin introduced at news conference
A baby girl from the Ivory Coast born with four legs and two spines has been successfully separated from a…
Gabon launches 24-hour news channel
The first Gabonese news channel, Gabon 24, was launched Tuesday in Libreville with the ambition to offer a “quality television”…
Mozambique president delivers peace tribute at funeral of opposition chief
Mozambican President Philip Nyusi on Wednesday led the nation in mourning veteran opposition leader and former guerilla, Afonso Dhlakama. Dhlakama,…
Chibok family anxiously await news about their daughter
With the excitement over the release of 82 new Chibok girls still in the air, a family in Chibok is…
Senegal: Police fire tear gas at protesters
Hundreds of protesters on Thursday morning demonstrated against a law to change Senegal’s electoral code due to be voted on…
Taliban names Haibatullah Akhunzada its new leader
The Afghan Taliban has named a new leader following the death of the former leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour. Haibatullah Akhunzada…
Ghana plans new airport terminal with Turkish support
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday cut sod for the official commencement…
Libya deport Dozens of illegal African migrants
Libyan authorities deported 157 illegal African migrants on Thursday. The migrants are mostly from Mali and were hoping to make…
15 migrants die, 2700 rescued by Italy’s navy
Close to 2700 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Monday in their dangerous journey across the Mediterranean…
Mauritania signs partnership agreement with ECOWAS
Mauritania and ECOWAS countries signed a new cooperation agreement aimed towards improving economic and security situation in the region. On…
Political violence increases in Zambia
Zambia’s ruling party and the opposition United Party for National Development have traded accusations over the cause of electoral violence…
South Africa: Fire ravages Capetown
Fire fighters are battling fires along the Capetown mountains that have been ravaging South Africa’s Eastern Cape region in the…
Lack of clean water leaves 5 million in South Sudan at risk of disease: UNICEF
Abuk Garang lives in a village on the outskirts of Aweil town, in northwest South Sudan. Every day, she walks…
Amnesty International blasts 2016 human rights violations
Amnesty international has warned that protests could increase in 2017 just like in 2016 if various governments do no take…
Human Rights Watch warns Gambia over rights violations
Human Rights Watch has warned about the poor human rights situation in Gambia, a month to the country’s presidential election…
South Africans hold anti-Zuma protest in London
South Africans living in London on Saturday called on President Zuma to step down. Hundreds staged an anti-Zuma protest outside…
DRC opposition requests AU impartiality over political impasse
A group of 7 opposition leaders have called on the African Union not to take sides in the ongoing political…
Gambia: Opposition call for a change
Gambian opposition supporters have held a mammoth rally days to the country’s presidential election on December 1.* Among calls for…
France-Africa business forum to boost sustainable growth
Business leaders, digital developers and social innovators from across the continent are meeting in Paris for a meeting aimed at…
DR Congo’s Catholic church says stalled political deal risks failing
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Catholic church has warned that the deal struck last month risks falling apart, if politicians…
Agriculture agreement with Morocco still valid; EU Foreign Policy Chief assures
The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief has assured Morocco that its agricultural agreements with the bloc remain in force. The…
Congo is sovereign and capable of managing our affairs – Kabila jabs interferers
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has warned against foreign interference in the affairs of the…
Islamist groups in Mali merge, pledge allegiance to al-Qaeda
Mali’s main jihadist groups say they have merged with two other groups linked with al-Qaeda. Iyad Ag-Ghali leader of Ansar…
AU urges ICC to respect the immunity of sitting African presidents
The African Union, AU, is following with keen interest, the trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo at the International…
Political class warn citizens on the dangers of leaving the EU
Britain is voting this Thursday to either leave or remain as member of the European Union. During the campaigns, British…
COP22: The question of application of the Paris agreement
It is a year after nearly 200 countries participated and agreed to a global pact in Paris to combat climate…
U.S. concerned about Boko Haram’s cooperation with ISIL
The United States has raised concerns of increased cooperation between Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State in…
U.S. concerned about Boko Haram’s cooperation with ISIL
The United States has raised concerns of increased cooperation between Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State in…
Hague: Kenyan’s accused lawyers question ICC on jurisdiction
Defence lawyer for Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto and his co-accused, broadcaster Joshua Arap Sang, want judges to throw out…
The perilous journeys of African child migrants
“If we stay in Somalia it’s a problem, if we leave it’s another problem,” Omar an 18 year old Somali…
Migrants in Libya were tortured and suffered trauma,Doctors Without Borders say
Migrants suffered torture and trauma in Libya, a Doctors Without Border team member said while travelling with a group rescued…
Algeria’s Berbers rally for ‘official recognition’ of Amazigh language
Algeria’s Berber community took to the streets on Wednesday demanding official recognition of the Amazigh language. The rally coincided with…
UN to assist with repatriation of migrants in Libya
The United Nations special envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler, has assured migrants in the country they will be repatriated. Kobler…
Sierra Leone takes bold steps to end child marriage
First Lady of Sierra Leonne, Sia Koroma has said a consensus with sub Saharan African countries is been mooted to…
Botswana at the heart of the latest U.K. royal love affair
The southern African country of Botswana is gaining traction over the recently announced British Royal marriage. It turns out that…