African News

Niger’s capital Niamey has been almost completely cut off from the rest of the country by rising floodwater following the heavy rains that have hit the Sahel region since June. The main routes out of the city of…

The savage rape and murder of a seven-year-old Ethiopian girl have sparked outrage in the country, with many branding her assailant’s punishment as too lenient. By Wednesday, more than 240,000 people had signed an…

The supreme court in Ghana has thrown out a suit seeking to void the law that criminalises homosexuality in the country. In a unanimous judgment, a seven-member panel of court justices led by Imoro Tanko held…

Equatorial Guinea prosecutors on Monday sought an 18-year jail term for a son o fPresident Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for selling a plane belonging to the national airline. They also demanded that…

The Kenyan government plans to raise about $1.2 billion by reinstating some unpopular taxes contained in a finance bill that was scrapped in the face of deadly street protests, a government minister said. President…

Religion is a huge part of African culture. Perhaps because most African countries are largely underdeveloped, the church has become a place where people go to get answers and help. However, this has also led to the…

South Africa’s foriegn affairs minister Ronald Lamola has said the citizenship debacle involving a Miss South Africa contestant with Nigerian heritage had no bearing on the country’s diplomatic relations with…

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was sworn in on Sunday for a fourth term after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 per cent of the vote. Several dozen heads of state and other dignitaries…

Ghana on Thursday opened a new gold refinery, the first of its kind in West Africa, to bring more value from the natural resource and solidify its standing as the continent’s top gold producer. The Royal Ghana Gold…

Senegal has formally notified Singer Akon, that he must start construction on his ambitious $6 billion “Akon City” project, or risk losing 90% of the land granted to him for the development. Akon, the…

Africa, a continent known for its numerous unique cultures and tourist attractions often gets a negative perception when it comes to its level of safety. However, there are cities across the continents where their…

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeje Odongo, to respond to allegations of the use of Uganda’s consulate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a casino. This…

A high court in Ghana has barred groups from holding protests in the capital Accra as youth-led demonstrations in other…

Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) highlights a pervasive global prevalence of corruption, with significant challenges also evident across the African continent. According to the CPI,…

South Africa’s ruling ANC on Monday expelled its former leader ex-president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival party…

Niger’s junta gathered thousands of people in the capital Niamey on Friday to celebrate the first anniversary of its coup. Dressed in clothes bearing photos of regime members, the crowd chanted the name of junta…

Ghana's Supreme Court has reaffirmed a 60-year-old law that criminalises same-sex relations, as the country awaits a pending court decision on a proposed bill that seeks to impose even stricter penalties. The Ghanaian…

Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has warned the organisers of Tuesday’s anti-corruption march to drop their plans or they will face it rough.…

Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred its ruling on a request to restrain parliament from transmitting a highly contested anti-LGBTQ bill to President Nana Akufo-Addo for his final approval. The ruling means…

The police in have arrested a man over the serial killing of women. The suspect reportedly confessed to killing 42 women, including his wife, since 2022. The dismembered bodies of the victims, said to be aged…

Police in Kenya said they have launched an investigation after nine bodies were found on Friday in piles of rubbish at a dumpsite in a Nairobi slum. Police briefly fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse an angry…

Kenyan President William Ruto announced on Thursday the dismissal of almost his entire cabinet and consultations to form a “broad-based government” following widespread anti-government protests. He said the move affects…

A Ugandan court has sentenced Edward Awebwa, 24, a tiktoker to six years in prison for insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and their son Muhoozi Kainerugaba in a TikTok video. The charges…

Junta-led Burkina Faso has adopted a plan to ban homosexuality, becoming the latest African nation to do so despite international condemnation. A cabinet meeting on Wednesday approved the plan that “bans homosexuality,”…