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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…

A Nigerian televangelist acquitted of raping young women from his church was to leave South Africa on Sunday, local media said, just days after prosecutors said they would reopen the case. Timothy Omotoso was last…

Gabon’s former leader, Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was detained after being ousted in a 2023 coup, has been released and has arrived in Luanda with his family, Angola’s presidency said Friday. Bongo, whose family ruled Gabon…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has labelled a group of 59 white South Africans who have moved to the US to resettle as "cowards." The group of Afrikaners arrived in the US on Monday after President Donald Trump granted…

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the clutches of…

UK court on Friday jailed a United Nations judge for six years and four months after she was found guilty of forcing a young woman to work as her maid. Ugandan judge Lydia Mugambe, 50, was convicted under Britain’s…

A South African court found a woman guilty on Friday of trafficking her six-year-old daughter who has been missing for more than a year, in a case that has outraged the nation. The two-month trial heard statements…