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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday dismissed his embattled higher education minister, weeks after a key party in his unity government filed criminal charges accusing her of lying to parliament.…

South African police said Saturday they were hunting for attackers who burst into a bar in a township outside the capital and killed five customers and wounded three others. The attack at approximately 10:30 pm (2030…

Foreign Affairs Minister of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has stated that Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, the Nigerian man captured in a viral video claiming he intends to establish an Igbo kingdom in Ghana, has disowned the…

The South African government has been put on high alert after intelligence suggested a potential threat of an attempt to overthrow the government. The minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, revealed this in…

President Paul Biya on Sunday declared he would seek an eighth term in office ahead of Cameroon’s October presidential election. Mr Biya, 92, in a post on X, announced his reelection bid, which would see him…

President William Ruto of Kenya has ordered security agents to incapacitate protesters by shooting their legs. He accused the protesters of terrorism and violence. This is coming two days after 31 protesters were…

US President Donald Trump complimented the president of Liberia Wednesday on his English-speaking skills — despite English being the official language of the West African nation. Trump was hosting a White House…

Kenyan President William Ruto warned Wednesday against attempts to “overthrow” the government through “unconstitutional means”, claiming recent violent protests were sponsored. Kenya has seen a wave of protests,…

AT least 10 people have been killed in protests in Kenya, according to a state-run human rights body – the latest in a wave of anti-government rallies that began last year. Police opened fire on demonstrators and…

Mali’s military authorities on Thursday granted the junta chief a five-year presidential mandate, renewable “as many times as necessary” and without election. The move clears the way for General Assimi Goita to lead…

U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss “commercial opportunities,” a White House official said. Trump will host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau,…

President William Ruto announced on Wednesday that Kenya plans to privatise several state-owned assets through initial public offerings (IPOs) to boost private sector investment and reduce reliance on external…

Monthly temperature records have been broken across Morocco, sometimes topping seasonal norms by as much as 20 degrees Celsius, the national meteorological office said Sunday, as the North African kingdom was gripped by…

The UK has barred Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), from entering the country.  In a letter dated June 17, 2025, the UK Home Office said Malema’s presence in the UK was “not…

Nigeria has moved up to become the third most powerful military force on the African continent, according to the latest 2025 Global Firepower Index. The new ranking, published by Business Insider Africa and based on data…

Interpol has issued a “red notice” for Ghana’s former finance minister, according to website records reviewed Friday, as he faces accusations of using public office for personal gain. Ken Ofori-Atta is under…

A South African court opened an inquest Monday into the murders 40 years ago of four anti-apartheid activists by a police hit squad in one of the most notorious atrocities of the apartheid era. No one has been…

There are high expectations among stakeholders and shareholders of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) following the election of Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania as the new President of the group at the Bank’s…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has elected Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania as its new president. Tah was elected on Thursday at the…

A chant that US leader Donald Trump used to back claims of white genocide in South Africa is an apartheid-era slogan that did not really mean for farmers to be killed, the president said Tuesday. Trump showed clips of…

A man of “African origin” collapsed and died at a Lausanne police station less than an hour after being arrested, Swiss prosecutors said Monday as they launched a criminal investigation. The Vaud regional Public…

In his White House meeting on Wednesday, President Trump showed President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa a social media video of a rural road lined with white crosses and hundreds of vehicles. Mr Trump told Mr…

President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday presided over a council of ministers meeting at the presidential palace in Abidjan, the Ivorian capital. The Ivorian presidency confirmed Ouattara’s…

Many social media accounts owned by young Africans have touted Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso’s military leader, as the messianic figure poised to fix all his country’s problems and, by extension, the continent’s. Traore…