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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…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says a total of 443 people lost their lives to the flood disaster recorded in KwaZulu-Natal province. Rainfall, which began on April 11, resulted in flooding across…

Divers have inspected the hull of a tanker loaded with 750 tonnes of fuel that sank off southeastern Tunisia, with no leak detected so far, officials said. The crew of the Xelo had made a distress call on Friday…

South Africans were searching for survivors on Friday of floods that killed almost 400 people, according to the latest tally, washing away homes and roads and leaving thousands without shelter, water and power. The…

The Biden administration has granted temporary deportation relief and work permits to Cameroonian refugees living in the United States. The relief was anchored on the ongoing conflict between government forces and…

The number of coronavirus infections in Africa has been declining for four months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Thursday. According to the report, the number of COVID-19 cases registered each…

Rising cost of food prices pushed Ghana’s inflation rate in the month of March 2022 to 19.4%, the highest since August 2009. According to the Ghana Statistical Service, Foodstuffs such as Oil and Fats (28.2%), Water…

The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Patrick Achi and members of his cabinet have resigned. They tendered their resignations today to President Alassane Ouattara, at the start of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose government has been criticised for refusing to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on Thursday blasted the UN Security Council as “outdated” and in dire need of an…

A man in Ndalat market, Nandi County of Kenya, has killed his wife and three children, after which he surrendered at the Kipkaren Salient police station. According to NTV Kenya, the incident occurred Wednesday night…

A military tribunal on Wednesday sentenced former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara in a coup. Sankara was gunned down…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a third of the world’s population has yet to receive a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, including a shocking 83 percent of all Africans. WHO Director-General, Dr.…

Ghana’s parliament has approved a new 1.5 percent tax on electronic payments, known as the “e-levy”, despite a walk-out by opposition…

The controversial leader of several anti-immigrant protests in South Africa, Nhlanhla ‘Lux’ Dlamini has been granted bail at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court, in front of hundreds of his supporters. His trial on…

The Ghanaian government says from Monday, the use of face masks will no longer be compulsory. Nana Akufo-Addo, president of Ghana, announced the development in a statement issued on Sunday. According to him,…

Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini, the leader of an anti-migrant protest movement in South Africa, has been arrested. Police said Lux Dlamini was arrested on Thursday. There is an increase in the spate of attacks on…

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has warned African leaders not to manipulate the system to go beyond their constitutional term limits, as this would only plunge their nations into avoidable crises. The former…

If African governments overlook the United States (US) as their international partner and opt for China and/or Russia, this will affect the US’ global influence. This is according to General Stephen J Townsend, US…

South Africa’s civil aviation regulator grounded Comair’s planes indefinitely on Sunday, saying the airline had not adequately addressed safety issues. The sanction affects passengers of low-cost airline Kulula and…