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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,”…

A former gangster and bank robber who turned into a nightclub owner and opposition politician, Gayton McKenzie has now risen to become South Africa’s…

Rwanda has stated that it will not refund the £270million paid by Britain for the controversial asylum seeker programme, despite the new UK government cancelling the initiative. Dr. Doris Uwicyeza Picard, a…

President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Government for a second one-year term. The unanimous decision was made by fellow Heads of Government at the 65th…

Recent data from Numbeo has revealed that five South Africa cities rank among the top ten globally for the highest crime rates. These cities, Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria, Durban, Johannesburg, and Port…

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has signed into law a bill prohibiting child marriage, imposing harsh penalties on offenders. The signing…

Police have fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters across Kenya as demonstrations against a controversial finance bill continue, even after the president said he would not sign it. In the capital city,…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new cabinet, allocating ministerial posts to opposition politicians while retaining close ally Enoch Godongwana as finance minister, signaling…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to disburse $360 million to Ghana as part of its $3 billion loan arrangement. In a statement on Friday, the IMF said the new tranche increases the country’s…

A High Court in Kenya has ruled in favour of a petition demanding a halt to the use of potentially deadly weaponry by police. Hundreds gathered for the funeral of a teenage demonstrator killed during Kenya’s…