Africa

Ethiopia's leader called on Tuesday for international "mediation" with Eritrea over access to the sea, insisting on an "irreversible" claim...

Kenyans have been "lured" by recruiters into fighting for Russia in Ukraine, the Kenyan foreign ministry said in a statement...

  Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7 per cent of the votes....

The United States has removed Mali from the list of countries whose nationals are required to deposit a $10,000 bond...

  Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, has died, Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the Greater Accra...

Gabon's former first lady and the son of the country's deposed leader Ali Bongo Ondimba will not return to Libreville...

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Nigeria’s former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to lead its...

  Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party said Saturday it will begin steps to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by two years,...

Michael Randrianirina, commander of CAPSAT, Madagascar’s elite army unit, has been sworn in as the country’s president. Blaring trumpets, raised...

  The African Union suspended Madagascar on Wednesday, hours after the leader of a military coup said he would be...

Kenyan opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies in India, some Indian and Kenyan media report, quoting hospital...

  Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory late on Monday in the country's October 12 presidential election, urging President...

A boat capsized on a lake in northeastern Ghana, killing 15 people, mostly children, maritime authorities said on Sunday. "Tragically,...

    At least 43 people, including nationals of Malawi and Zimbabwe, were killed when a passenger bus rolled down...

  Mali will require a reciprocal visa bond on US nationals seeking business or tourist visas, its Foreign Ministry said....

    Seychelles' opposition leader Patrick Herminie has won the presidential run-off, electoral commission results showed on Sunday, after a...

  The presidential party in Gabon got slightly more than a third of seats in parliament on Saturday, results showed,...

  A mutinying army unit declared on Sunday that it was taking control of all Madagascar military forces as President...

Voting began Sunday as Cameroon holds presidential elections which 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, is...

The European Union has pledged a $12.5 billion investment in South Africa's sustainable energy, transport, and health sectors, marking a...

  Somalia has announced plans to accelerate the introduction of Swahili into the country's curriculum for schools and universities as...

  Morocco's King Mohammed VI says improving public education and healthcare was a priority, but made no reference to the...

Burkina Faso has refused to take in people deported from the United States, in a snub to one of President...

The body of South Africa’s Ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa has been repatriated from Paris to his home country, state...

Cameroon’s Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state, is the favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election, handing him...

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu will go on trial on Monday as his trial for alleged treason resumes, weeks before...

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has dissolved the government following days of intense protests led by the country's Gen Z population....

A court in Tunisia has sentenced a 51-year-old man to death over Facebook posts deemed offensive to President Kais Saied...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has renewed calls for increased donor support to meet Africa’s growing climate finance needs. The...

  An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced former Labour Minister Tijani Hassan Haddam to seven years in prison over the...

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia, convicting...

South Africa's ambassador to France was found dead on Tuesday outside a hotel in Paris after reportedly jumping from the...

A daughter of Tunisia's former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, ousted in 2011 during the Arab Spring, has been...

The Gambia has beaten Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone hands down to become the champion of jollof rice. This is...

Kenya's President William Ruto said on Wednesday his country expects to sign a trade deal with the United States by...

Guinea's prime minister on Wednesday reiterated the transitional government's commitment to holding legislative and presidential elections this year, one day...

Uganda's leader, who has been in power since 1986, was confirmed on Tuesday as a candidate in January's presidential vote...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have jointly announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).   The declaration was...

In a groundbreaking medical achievement, South African doctors performed the world's first successful penis transplant. The recipient, a 21-year-old man,...

The re-composed Ghanaian delegation to the Community Parliament would be sworn in at the upcoming Extraordinary Session to be held...