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Gay Tanzanian activist Tee, 34, recalls with nostalgia a time when Tanzania was like “paradise” for LGBT people — before the 2015 election of President John Magufuli ushered in fear and persecution. It’s all relative. Tanzania has…

Former Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the country between 1978 and 2002, has died, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. Moi was 95. Moi’s 24-year rule…

A South African billionaire businessman has apologized for telling U.S. President Donald Trump that "Africa loves you" during the World Economic Forum in…

Zimbabwe’s doctors have agreed to return to work after accepting a funding offer from a billionaire, ending a prolonged strike.The strike over pay and poor conditions lasted more than four months, paralysing…

Leaked documents reveal how Africa's richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos…

Power giant, Siemens has sealed a deal with Ghana to upgrade the nation’s electricity grid with €250 million fund from Germany. The…

The billionaire daughter of Angola’s ex-president, Isabel dos Santos, has said she would consider running for president in the next election in…

Zimbabwe’s public sector workers on Friday rejected a government offer to nearly double salaries for the lowest paid employees because it was not enough to cushion…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to create more jobs for South Africans, saying job creation remains at the centre of the economic agenda of the…

The daughter of former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has denied allegations of financial irregularities after a court froze her bank accounts, calling the…

Algeria’s richest man Issad Rebrab walked free on time served early Wednesday after a court sentenced him to six months for tax, banking and customs offences.…

The Luanda court, Angola, has ordered a temporary seizure of all the assets held by Isabel dos Santos, daughter of ex-President José Eduardo dos Santos.…

Ivory Coast has accused Guillaume Soro, a former rebel leader and a candidate in next year’s presidential election of an…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is planning to send troops to Libya to shore up the UN recognised Government of National Accord(GNA) based in Tripoli. Erdogan has been…

Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the CFA franc’s links to former colonial ruler…

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said the government headquarters would be relocated from Cairo to the new administrative capital in 2020 and that it would use modern…

Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia has asked the U.S. Ambassador to his country, Daniel Foote to leave Zambia after criticizing the 15 years jail sentence a gay couple…

Reports from Zimbabwe said the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC).…

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has directed state institutions to purchase locally produced rice from January 2020. He gave the directive while addressing journalists at…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday cut short an official visit to Egypt because of an electricity crisis brewing at home, his spokesperson confirmed.The president has come under increasing…

Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has served his 36 year-old wife, Mary, divorce papers and also asked her to leave their matrimonial home, leaving behind their two…

A court in Zimbabwe, on Thursday, appointed Robert Mugabe’s daughter to identify assets left by the late former leader so they can be distributed to his beneficiaries, his lawyer said.…

At least five people have died and 38 are missing after landslides caused by heavy rains buried homes in eastern Uganda, the Red Cross and police officials said on Thursday. Three…

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Saturday he would run for a third term if his predecessors decided to compete in the 2020 election, a vote seen as a…