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Controversy yesterday trailed the decision of the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to relocate former Sierra…

Mbongeni Ngema, writer of the acclaimed musical “Sarafina” about student riots in apartheid Soweto, was killed in a car crash on Wednesday at the age of 68, his family announced. Ngema died just as the 1992 movie,…

Ethiopia joined Ghana and Zambia as Africa’s latest defaulter after it failed to make interest payment of $33 million on its $1 billion bond following the expiration of a grace period on Monday.  The nation, located…

The Liberian Information ministry on Tuesday said President George Weah has intervened to reverse the country’s vote against a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The Liberian foreign ministry has…

The recently published Africa Organised Crime Index 2023 – compiled by the Enhancing Africa’s Response to Transnational Organised Crime…

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secured a commanding majority of 89.6% of the vote to secure a second six-year term, as declared by Egypt’s electoral commission on Monday. The head of the authority, Hazem Badawy, said that…

The Senegalese navy has seized three tonnes of cocaine worth at least $210 million from a seven-crew boat moored off the coast, the force said on Saturday. An offshore patrol vessel intercepted the boat on Thursday “in…

Former South African president Jacob Zuma, who was forced out of office over corruption allegations, said Saturday he would not vote for the ruling African National Congress in…

The ruling military junta in the Niger Republic has reportedly agreed to revise its transition period to democracy. Speaking on Niger’s national television on Thursday, Robert Dussey, Togo’s foreign minister and chief…

Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday announced that visitors to Kenya from across the world will no longer require a visa from January 2024. According to Reuters, Ruto said his government had developed a digital…

A trial of an experimental vaccine across Uganda, Tanzania, and South Africa has been prematurely stopped due to preliminary data indicating its ineffectiveness in preventing infection, according to the trial’s…

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Sunday warned member states against alliances seeking to divide the community and destroy its fragile unity. The subregional body took the stand on Sunday at…

A former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma has been confined to his home, the government said Saturday, after he was questioned over what it calls an attempted coup at the end of November. The office of the…

The Ugandan government is facing criticisms from opposition groups and the public over the quantity of its delegation to the United Nations climate change conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With 600…

Britain and Rwanda signed a new treaty on Tuesday, aiming to revive a contentious proposal by London to transfer migrants to the East African country. The agreement was formalised by Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has expressed its readiness to resume electricity supply to Niger Republic whenever Nigeria lifts the ban on the neighbouring country. The company’s General Manager for…

A South African company is set to begin production of vaginal rings that protect against HIV, beating Nigeria to the innovation which experts on AIDS say should eventually make the solution cheaper and more available. The…

Some Namibians have expressed outrage over the inclusion of President Hage Geingob’s children in the government’s delegation to the ongoing COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a list published by the…

Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, says Nigeria will continue to engage with the military government of the Niger Republic to ensure the release of the country’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. According to…

Ten years after the death of Nelson Mandela, the ‘fabled’ destroyer of apartheid remains a global icon, but in South Africa some say it is time to end Mandela-mania. A nine-metre tall (30-foot) statue of Mandela, his…

The government of China has donated 450 gasoline generators to South Africa to alleviate the impact of load shedding in the country. Chen Xiadong, Chinese ambassador to South Africa, presented the generators to Xgosientsho…

Gunshots were fired overnight in Guinea-Bissau’s capital, Bissau and continued into Friday morning, Reuters reporters said. The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. One journalist said gunshots were first…

Kiara Health, a South African company, is set to start locally manufacturing vaginal rings in the next few years for protection against HIV among African women, the Population Council announced on Thursday. The silicone rings…

A German court on Thursday sentenced Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder that led to the death of a journalist and two other opponents of…