Africa

Zimbabwean authorities commenced the release of close to 4,000 prisoners on Monday following a presidential amnesty aimed at alleviating severe...

Ethiopia's president said on Monday that securing access to the sea is a matter of sovereignty and historical justice for...

Trucks carrying lithium were on Thursday turned back at a key border crossing in Zimbabwe as the authorities enforced a...

Regional military chiefs have emphasised close coordination between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has unlocked around $2.3 billion for Egypt after its latest programme reviews, it said on...

South Africa has identified more than 4,000 suspected “ghost workers” on government payrolls as part of a sweeping audit aimed...

Lawmakers in Senegal are seeking stricter law against same sex relationship with a newly proposed 10-year prison sentence for individuals...

Ukraine’s top diplomat has warned Ghanaians against joining Russian forces in the conflict in Ukraine, saying Moscow is recruiting nationals...

Zimbabwe on Wednesday announced an immediate moratorium on the export of raw minerals and lithium concentrate, a move aimed at...

ABUJA, Nigeria – Tensions are simmering along the Sierra Leone-Guinea border after a senior Sierra Leonean lawmaker accused Guinean forces...

Sierra Leone's government on Tuesday said that several members of a security team, including an officer, were apprehended and transported...

A fire broke out at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday, prompting passenger evacuations and disrupting international flights to and...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi arrived in Saudi Arabia on a “brotherly visit,” according to an Egyptian presidency statement...

By Jane Salihu The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament on Monday opened its First Extraordinary Session and...

Chad’s government said on Monday it was closing the border with Sudan until further notice, following several clashes between Chadian...

France on Friday handed over a "talking drum" looted by colonial troops from Côte d’Ivoire in 1916 in the latest...

Cameroon has handed jail terms to three soldiers found guilty of involvement in the killing of 21 civilians in 2020...

Kenya is set to begin the rollout of a high efficacy HIV prevention injection in March, a move hailed by...

A son of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was detained for questioning along with another man on Thursday over the...

  Kenya is set to revolutionise its HIV prevention efforts with the rollout of lenacapavir, a groundbreaking drug that offers...

Gabon has suspended some social media platforms, citing concerns that posts could undermine social cohesion and threaten the stability of...

  Rwanda and US AI company Anthropic signed a three-year memorandum of understanding to bring AI technology to Kigali’s education,...

President Bola Tinubu has declared Nigeria’s renewed support for the South Sudan peace process, advocating for the swift implementation of...

Nigeria has pledged full infrastructural and operational support for the Combined Maritime Task Force in the Gulf of Guinea. President...

Niger’s President Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani arrived in Algeria on Sunday for an official working visit, holding talks with Algerian President...

African leaders are seeking answers to tough questions as they gather in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the 39th...

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday he would deploy the army to work alongside the police to tackle...

The African Union Peace and Security Council elected six new members and re-elected four others for the 2026-2028 term following...

  The National Defence College (NDC) and ECOWAS have commenced a Senior Mission Leadership Course to strengthen leadership capacity for...

At least 53 migrants, including two babies, are feared dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized...

President John Mahama of Ghana has recalled the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Ahmed, over alleged links to electoral...

The Association of Petroleum Producers’ Organisation says African Energy Bank is being positioned to raise about $15 billion to finance...

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accused French President Emmanuel Macron of authorizing intelligence operations aimed at eliminating what it described...

  More than 200 people have been killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic...

An Abidjan court on Friday sentenced a Malian politician to three years in prison for insulting Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara....

South Africa has declared Israel's chargé d'affaires Ariel Seidman persona non grata, its foreign affairs ministry said on Friday. South...

  Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and scrapped the legal framework governing their operations. This is...

  The head of Niger's military accuses France, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire of being behind an assault on a military...

Ghana has granted citizenship to US YouTuber IShowSpeed, the country's foreign minister announced, as the influencer wraps up a month-long...

The University of Ghana is partnering with tech giant Google and the Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub to develop speech...