Burundians take to the streets to denounce UN report
Hundreds of protesters marched along the streets of Burundi’s capital Bujumbura on Saturday over a UN report released on Tuesday…
Kenya police shoot dead two during opposition protest
Kenyan police shot dead two people and wounded a third when a crowd tried to storm a police station during…
‘Return to Juba or go into exile’ – Deng Gai tells Machar
South Sudan’s new first vice president Taban Deng Gai has told his predecessor, Reik Machar to go into exile. In…
Zimbabwean white farmers cautiously optimistic about president’s land pledge
White farmers in Zimbabwe are cautiously optimistic about the future after the new president pledged to compensate those who lost…
Egypt’s Sisi arrives in Paris for three-day visit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was welcomed to Paris on Monday (October 23) by French Defence Minister Florence Parly for…
Signing of DRC peace deal pushed further
The Democratic Republic of Congo might have to wait a little longer, for the signing of a peace deal between…
Mali, Algeria step up war against terror
Mali and Algeria, which share a long border, have pledged to intensify the fight against terrorism. Bamako reaffirmed the commitment…
Poll rates Cairo most dangerous, London safest for women
London is the safest city for women to walk the streets and Cairo the most dangerous, this is according to…
Migrants detained in “horrific conditions” in Libya-U.N
The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday said that migrants were detained in “horrific conditions”…
Pregnant girls in Sierra Leone get special government schools
At 17, Fatmata is pregnant with her second child. She was only 15 when she gave birth to her first…
Libya deports more than 100 African migrants
Libyan authorities on Tuesday deported around 140 African migrants, who had previously arrived in Tripoli illegally via the Mediterranean.* Head…
Burundi says Rwanda behind failed assassination of Nkurunziza’s spokesperson
Burundi’s frosty relationship with its neighbour, Rwanda; has been rekindled following the foiled assassination attempt on President Nkurunziza’s spokesperson, Willy…
Nigeria’s Boko Haram displaced women say no to unwanted pregnancies
Women in the northern Nigerian state of Borno, displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency are protecting themselves against unwanted pregnancies.…
DRC’s main opposition rejects Kabila’s new government
Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition party denounced president Joseph Kabila’s newly appointed government under prime minister Bruno Tshibala, which…
Zambia opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema in court over treason
Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema had appeared in the magistrate’s court in the capital, Lusaka. The court looking into the…
French Prime Minister in Ghana
France wants to strengthen its involvement in the Ghanaian economy in the future. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Saturday…
Niger’s election commission urges opposition to respect results
Niger’s independent electoral commission has called on the opposition parties to respect the provisional results of Sunday’s polls. Opposition parties…
Security ramped up in Gambia as Jammeh remains deaf to international pressure
A massive number of Gambian security forces have been deployed in the capital Banjul, which remained calm hours after a…
Kenya’s president sworn-in as police block rival opposition meeting
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn-in for a second five-year term in front of a rapturous crowd on Tuesday as…
EU pushes migration dialogue with Egypt and Tunisia
The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother…
Ugandan disabled uses craft skills to earn a living
After completing his studies at a special needs school in Uganda, Simon Peter Lutaaya started making crafts at his family…
19 bus passengers abducted in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped 19 bus passengers near Nigeria’s southern oil hub, Port Harcourt, police said on Friday, in the latest of…
Hundreds call on France to welcome migrants crossing from Italy
Migrant charities, rights advocates and concerned citizens marched along the French Riviera on Saturday December 16, calling on authorities to…
Over 50% of schools in Nigeria’s Borno state still closed, UNICEF worried
Over 50% of schools have still not re-opened in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State, a region plagued by the Boko Haram…
Japan’s Abe welcomes ‘iconic’ Mugabe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has hailed Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the latter toured the Asian country. Abe called…
Series of grenade attacks rock homes of Ugandan MPs, no injuries reported
Ugandan police are investigating a series of hand grenade attacks on homes of opposition members of parliament with the latest…
Anti-government chants at annual Ethiopian festival, a year after deadly stampede
Hundreds of people chanting anti-government slogans marched in the central Ethiopian town of Bishoftu on Sunday at a religious festival…
Zuma asks South African court to ignore call for influence-peddling inquiry
South African President Jacob Zuma has asked the High Court to reject a call by an anti-corruption watchdog for an…
Thousands protest against Israel’s plans to deport African migrants
Thousands of people protested against Israel’s plans to deport African migrants at a rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday. At…
Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 51, with thousands displaced
The death toll from a cyclone that hit Madagascar about 10 days ago has risen to 51, with another 22…
Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 51, with thousands displaced
The death toll from a cyclone that hit Madagascar about 10 days ago has risen to 51, with another 22…
Election campaigns intensify ahead of Liberia’s first democratic polls
Political campaigns in Liberia enter their final stages this week, ahead of next week’s presidential elections, as incumbent President and…
ECOWAS pledges improvement of women’s access to land
Women account for up to 80 percent of small holder farmers but gender inequalities make it difficult for them to…
Possible recount in ANC vote as members celebrate Ramaphosa’s win
A member of the top organ of South Africa’s governing party (ANC) has confirmed to a local media portal, Eye…
Millions of Africans suffering from malnutrition as effects of climate change and conflicts bite
About 224 million people are suffering from malnutrition in Africa as effects of climate change and conflicts bite. The UN’s…
UN replaces Haitian peacekeeping mission with smaller police presence
The United Nations on Monday replaced its peacekeeping mission in Haiti with a smaller police presence which is expected to…
Role of Kenya election observers scrutinized
Kenya’s Supreme Court ruling on 1st September nullifying the Presidential election has raised questions about the integrity of the international…
B. Faso gov’t says 4 attackers neutralised in suspected terrorist attack
The government of Burkina Faso has issued a statement on the explosion and gunfire that rocked different locations of the…
Buhari meets 3 lecturers and 10 police officers freed by Boko Haram
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Monday February 26, met three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri and 10 police officers…
Mugabe set to make history after endorsement to extend his 36-year rule
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has been endorsed by the ruling ZANU-PF party to run in the country’s 2018 election. The…
Migrants in Libya are still subjected to inhumane conditions: aid workers
A 22-year-old Eritrean man died of tuberculosis exacerbated by severe malnutrition after being rescued at sea and brought to Italy,…
Kenya commemorates last male northern white rhino
Around 300 people gathered in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in the north of Kenya on Saturday to commemorate Sudan, the…
Cameroon: Journalists decry government pressure
Members of Cameroon’s National Union of Journalists gathered at the Union’s headquarters on Tuesday in Douala, where they denounced pressures…
IOM offers Libya support to improve conditions for migrants
The International Organization for Migration has offered Libya support in efforts to improve the conditions of migrants in the country.…
South Sudan to take legal action against publishers of corruption report
President Salva Kiir’s spokesperson, Ateny Wek Ateny, has stated that the president intends to take legal action against publishers of…
Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu ‘not in military custody’ – Defence HQ
The Nigerian Army has officially commented on the missing leader of the Biafra separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra…
S.Africa: Ramaphosa leads in nominations for ANC leader
South Africa’s Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa has taken a lead in party nominations for the next leader of the ruling…
Sierra Leoneans return to give back to their communities
After living in the United States for over a decade, Usifu Bangura returned to Sierra Leone to reunite with his…
EU observers happy with conduct of Liberia run-off poll
It was a highly anticipated presidential run-off election in Liberia, which saw former football star, George Weah, 51, elected president.…
Allegations of genocide in CAR are mere exaggerations – President Touadera
President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera has denied claims of genocide in his country as he appeared before…
Egypt 2018 polls: Sisi on course for big election win, vote counting underway
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is on course for a landslide election victory although there was little sign he had…
Genetically modified cotton sowed trouble in Burkina Faso
In 2000, farmers in Burkina Faso, Africa’s top cotton grower, were desperate. Their cotton fetched top prices because its high-quality…
The plight of child migrants in Briancon
Briancon…… 12000 souls are on the borders of these high Alps. We are just 10 kilometers from the Italian border.…
Turkish President Erdogan condemns attack on Burkina Faso
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the coordinated attacks that struck Ouagadougou on Friday, March 2 and reiterated his…
Tillerson cancels Saturday activities in Kenya due to low health
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is on a mini tour of Africa cancelled his Saturday program in Nairobi…
Togo opposition protests enter day 2 in tense climate
Supporters of the opposition were preparing to protest in Togo on Thursday for the second consecutive day, calling for the…
Zimbabwe’s newly appointed ministers take oath of office
Zimbabwe’s newly appointed cabinet ministers were sworn in on Monday amid criticism over the controversial appointment of senior military officials…
Nigeria plans to negotiate for release of 110 abducted Dapchi girls
Nigeria’s presidency said on Monday it plans to negotiate for the release of 110 girls abducted from a school in…
Italians turn to love letters to revive affection
In the age of internet and rushed communication Italians are turning to an old fashioned method to express their affections…