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Paul Rusesabagina, a Rwandan government critic who was hailed as a hero during a genocide in the country, has not showed up for his trial after informing prison authorities he was quitting the process as he did not expect justice.…

All is set for the burial of former Tanzania president, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, at his ancestral home town of Chato, in Geita region, today. Magufuli, who died from…

Denis Sassou Nguesso, incumbent president of the Republic of Congo, has been re-elected into office. According to provincial election results announced on Tuesday, Nguesso won 88.57 percent of the votes. The 77-year-old…

At least 40 Nigeriens have been killed in an attack in Tahoua region, when armed assailants ravaged several villages, government said. Government spokesperson Abdoulraman…

Polls have opened in the Republic of Congo’s presidential election that is boycotted by the main opposition party and attacked by critics as tilted toward veteran leader Denis Sassou Nguesso. Voting centres opened at…

The World Health Organisation says 38 African countries have received more than 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, and 30 have started vaccination campaigns. WHO, in a statement on Thursday, said 16 million vaccine doses were…

Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in on Friday as Tanzania’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery. The 61-year-old, dressed in black suit and red headscarf, took the…

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced a seven-day national mourning for the late Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli. Kenyatta said Kenyan and the East…

Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines are testing a new digital Covid-19 passport system. The digital health passport allows travellers and airport authorities to authenticate Covid-19 test certificates prior to…

Samia Suluhu Hassan will become from today Tanzania’s new president, following the death of President John Magufuli on Wednesday. She will be making history, as…

Tanzanian President, John MaXgufuli has died aged 61 from a heart condition, his vice president said in an address on state television Wednesday, after days of uncertainty over…

The Tanzanian government has announced the death of President John Magufuli. Samia Suluhu Hassan, vice-president of Tanzania, confirmed his death in a live…

Bobi Wine, the opposition leader in Uganda, was arrested Monday during a protest against the crackdown on his supporters. Wine, real name…

President Idriss Deby of Chad kicked off his campaign for a sixth term on Saturday, calling for unity after rival protests were banned. The first rally since the start of the official election period on Thursday was held…

South African Police, on Thursday, arrested five persons in connection with the collapse of VBS Mutual Bank, the country’s biggest banking scandal in recent years. The Police said the…

Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister, Hamed Bakayoko passed away on Wednesday. The PM died from cancer in Freiburg, Germany, where he was receiving medical treatment. Bakayoko’s death came two days after his 56th birthday and…

One person was killed on Wednesday after police fired rubber bullets to disperse a group of protesters at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, police and a student leader said. The students…

President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has won the $5 million 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced today. The announcement followed a meeting of its…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was validly re-elected as president of Ghana on 7 December, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled today. The court made the ruling in a petition…

South African women top the list of heavy-drinking females in Africa, but alcohol abuse globally is in decline, according to a World Health Organisation report. The report analysed drinking patterns…

Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday became the world’s first recipient of the coronavirus vaccine from Covax. Before receiving the jab, the president said in a nationwide…

A Rwandan opposition politician living in exile in South Africa has been shot dead. Reports say Seif Bamporiki was killed while delivering furniture to a client on Sunday afternoon in Cape Town. It is not clear whether the…

Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack in the east of the country, its foreign ministry has said. Luca Attanasio, 43, died in hospital on Monday after the United Nations convoy…

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announced Monday he was abandoning a legal bid to overturn the results of last month’s presidential election, accusing the judiciary of favouring…