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Benin prosecutors said Wednesday that the Republican Guard commander, a former sports minister and a businessman had been arrested on suspicion of planning a “coup d’etat” in the small West African nation. Elonm Mario…

The Zimbabwean government has approved the slaughter of 200 elephants to feed hungry citizens. A spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority, Tinashe Farawo, confirmed the development to CNN on Monday.…

President Bassirou Faye of Senegal has dissolved the National Assembly and scheduled new legislative elections for Nov. 17. “After consulting the Constitutional Council on the right date, the prime minister and the…

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, 51, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in the upcoming election in November, potentially…

When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation. “I wanted to be a big chief, I wanted to dominate,”…

Burkina Faso has issued a new biometric passport without the logo of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This move comes after Burkina Faso, along with Niger and Mali, severed ties with ECOWAS…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said poverty challenges inherent in Africa are man-made and not from God, noting that the continent has all that it takes to create wealth. Obasanjo, who spoke at the…

Niger’s capital Niamey has been almost completely cut off from the rest of the country by rising floodwater following the heavy rains that have hit the Sahel region since June. The main routes out of the city of…

The savage rape and murder of a seven-year-old Ethiopian girl have sparked outrage in the country, with many branding her assailant’s punishment as too lenient. By Wednesday, more than 240,000 people had signed an…

The supreme court in Ghana has thrown out a suit seeking to void the law that criminalises homosexuality in the country. In a unanimous judgment, a seven-member panel of court justices led by Imoro Tanko held…

Equatorial Guinea prosecutors on Monday sought an 18-year jail term for a son o fPresident Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo for selling a plane belonging to the national airline. They also demanded that…

The Kenyan government plans to raise about $1.2 billion by reinstating some unpopular taxes contained in a finance bill that was scrapped in the face of deadly street protests, a government minister said. President…

Religion is a huge part of African culture. Perhaps because most African countries are largely underdeveloped, the church has become a place where people go to get answers and help. However, this has also led to the…

South Africa’s foriegn affairs minister Ronald Lamola has said the citizenship debacle involving a Miss South Africa contestant with Nigerian heritage had no bearing on the country’s diplomatic relations with…

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was sworn in on Sunday for a fourth term after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 per cent of the vote. Several dozen heads of state and other dignitaries…

Ghana on Thursday opened a new gold refinery, the first of its kind in West Africa, to bring more value from the natural resource and solidify its standing as the continent’s top gold producer. The Royal Ghana Gold…

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…