African News

Moroccan authorities have begun prosecuting 65 migrants who joined Friday’s mass attempt to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla by storming a border post. The stampede led to the death of at least 23…

South African mourners expressed anger and despair on Monday at the death of 21…

At least 22 people have been found dead in a popular nightclub in East London, South Africa. Early on Sunday morning, the police and paramedics were called to respond to the emergency which occurred at…

Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Klaus Chilima has denied allegations of corruption contained in a report about a $150m (£125m) corruption scandal involving government contracts. He accused the Anti-Corruption Bureau…

South Africa has repealed COVID-19 rules that made masks mandatory in indoor public spaces, limited the size of gatherings and imposed entry requirements at its borders, the health minister said on…

France announced on Wednesday that soldiers from its operation battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa had captured Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a senior Islamic State figure in Mali. The French Armed…

Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) announced on Friday that petroleum pump prices for diesel and petrol in Rwanda had reached record-high levels despite government subsidies to cushion consumers. The new…

South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) called for the swift extradition from the United Arab Emirates of Rajesh and Atul Gupta to face the allegations against them in South Africa. The brothers who were…

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has never stolen money from the state or anyone in light of accusations made against him by former spy boss Arthur Fraser. Speaking at the Limpopo 10th provincial conference,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin met African Union leaders on Friday as the Kremlin said that Moscow was not to blame for the growing food crisis affecting the continent. State TV showed Putin greeting Senegalese…

A judge in South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s petition requesting the removal of the lead prosecutor from his arms deal corruption trial. Zuma, ousted in 2018…

The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has secured the forfeiture of a Maryland mansion purchased by former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh through a trust set up by his wife, Zineb. The mansion cost about…

The Gambian government said Wednesday it is willing to prosecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh for a “myriad of crimes” committed by the regime during his more than 20-year rule. The Ministry of Justice said in…

Senegal’s President Macky Sall has confirmed that 11 newborn babies died in a horrible fire at the neonatal section of a regional hospital. The hospital is in the town of Tivaouane, around 120 km (74.56 miles) east of…

Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, flooding roads and houses and damaging properties, a government official said…

COVAX has delivered 1.5billion COVID-19 vaccines to 145 countries in 15 months. The milestone was achieved with the shipment of 2.26 million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to Tanzania. COVAX, co-led by…

Mali has announced its exit from the five-country military alliance in the Sahel region of Africa on Sunday. The alliance is known as the Group of Five (G5) Sahel and also includes Chad, Mauritania, Niger, and…

The Ethiopian government has revoked the media accreditation of The Economist journalist Tom Gardner. The country’s Media Licence Registration and Accreditation Director Fantahun Asres, in a letter addressed to…

A plane carrying 11 people crashed in a forest in central Cameroon on Wednesday, the Ministry of Transport said. Air traffic controllers “lost radio contact with the aircraft” which was later “located in the…

Guinea’s attorney general has ordered legal proceedings against ousted President Alpha Conde and 26 of his former officials over violence surrounding Conde’s disputed bid for a third term. Conde, 84, was…

South African mining tycoon Patrice Motsepe – who has been the richest Black man in southern Africa since 2008 –…

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has directed commercial banks in the country to ration dollar sales following a shortage of the US currency.  The apex bank’s move is to protect reserves as the Kenyan shilling…

Guinea’s former president Alpha Conde has been freed from house arrest more than seven months after he was ousted in a military coup, the interim government said on state television on Friday. Conde, 84, had…

Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, says his country’s agreement with the United Kingdom (UK) on asylum seekers is not…