The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, has been pushing Mali’s military government to allow elections by February. …
A Kenyan MP was on Wednesday suspended from parliament for one day for distributing sweets to colleagues during a contentious …
Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world’s newest republic. In an …
The World Bank said Wednesday it has suspended aid to Sudan following the military takeover that deposed the prime minister. …
Sudan’s military has dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders, and declared a state of emergency. Gen Abdel Fattah Burhan, who …
The government had also increased the national budget for the fiscal year from N13.98 trillion to N16.45 trillion. The report …
Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband to late former Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been reportedly murdered by gunmen. He was …
The UK parliamentary committee that scrutinises British aid has described funding cuts to several African countries as outrageous and hypocritical. …
The US justice department says that $26.6m (£20m) seized from Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-President Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue will be spent …
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson demoted his foreign secretary on Wednesday in a major reshuffle, removing his more under-fire colleagues …
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu has announced the country’s first woman defence minister. Stergomena Tax replaces Elias Kwandikwa, who died in …
The United States has issued a statement “on the military seizure” condemning the apparent coup in Guinea. It asked parties …
Special Forces who seized power in Guinea on Sunday, capturing President Alpha Conde, announced a nationwide curfew “until further notice” …
State House correspondents were stunned at President Muhammadu Buhari’s latest decision on two of his appointees. The president, through one …
The authorities in South Sudan have denied shutting down the internet and blamed a “technical problem” for the outage, privately-owned …
Police in Ghana have gunned down two suspected armed robbers they say were behind the killing of a UK-based journalist …
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he sees only three possibilities for his future: death, prison or winning the 2022 …
Internet services in South Sudan were disrupted on Monday and security forces were deployed on the streets, which were quieter …
Workers of South Africa’s ruling party across the country are due to begin a strike on Thursday. The African National …
The Ugandan constitutional court has annulled the controversial anti-pornography law passed in 2014. The law was quashed by a unanimous …
The government has banned a Swahili tabloid Uhuru for 14 days for allegedly publishing false information about President Samia Suluhu …
Kenya and Somalia have agreed to co-operate to improve diplomatic, trade and other mutual ties between them following years of …
The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party appeared in court on terrorism charges that his supporters have denounced as a …
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed the Development Bank of Southern Africa’s chair, Enoch Godongwana, as finance minister in a …
Several thousand anti-government protesters have marched through the streets of the capital, Accra, to call for action to address the …
The daughter of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, Jabu, has hit out at British model Naomi Campbell who accused …
Tunisian President Kais Saied had ordered a night-time curfew for the next month, a day after he suspended parliament. He …
The United Kingdom has imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on one of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s advisors for …
A group of Ghanaian MPs has drawn up a draft bill which, among other things, proposes a 10-year jail term …
The opposition say more than 100 people were arrested but police say only 38 were detained Tanzania’s opposition leader Freeman …
Zimbabwe’s ruling party has denied reports it intends to ban women and girls from wearing miniskirts and trousers in public …
The South African government has sought to deploy about 25,000 troops to curb unrest, now in its sixth day, amid …
Police and security chiefs in South Africa have called on the population to stop riots after more than 100 people …
Ghana’s first lady has offered to refund all the allowances she has received since the president assumed office in 2017, …
South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has condemned the deployment of the military to violence-hit Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. …
South Africa is facing its fourth day of unrest as protests calling for the release of the country’s jailed former …
South Africa’s Constitutional Court will this Monday review the 15-month jail sentence handed to Jacob Zuma for contempt of court. …
South Africa’s Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has said the Rwandan troops were not supposed to arrive in Mozambique before the …
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the country’s delayed elections with an overwhelming majority, the election board said. The …
Rwanda announced that it will deploy a joint contingent made out of members of the Rwanda Defence Force and National …
The British Parliament will begin a debate on the arrest and subsequent repatriation of the leader of Indigenous People of …
Thousands of opposition protesters have rallied in the capital, Accra, demanding justice for victims of recent killings. It follows the …
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for a negotiated ceasefire in Tigray in a call with Ethiopian …
One of Mali’s former President Ibrahim Keïta’s son, Karim, is wanted by Interpol over the disappearance of a journalist in …
The head of Chad’s military junta, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, left N’Djamena for a “friendship and working visit” to France, …
Police in Uganda have arrested four suspects in connection with the shooting of Transport Minister Katumba Wamala. One of the …
????? ??????’? ??? ????? ??????? ????????? ????? ????????? ?? ????? ?? ?????????? ????? ? ???????? ?? ??? ???? ???????? ????????, …
Investigations into the murder of Ugandan cabinet minister Katumba Wamala’s daughter and driver appeared to take a complicated twist after …
© 2020 ForeMedia Group PLC. All Rights Reserved.
