The 4m-high (13ft) electric steel gates, capped with spikes, creak open as Marthinus, a farmer, drives through in his pick-up truck. Cameras positioned at the entrance...
The presidency of Benin has confirmed that President Patrice Talon is safe and that the army is gradually regaining control following an attempted coup. The announcement...
Soldiers in the West African nation of Benin have announced on national TV that they have ousted President Patrice Talon and seized power. A message from...
At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa. Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed the venue...
Leaders from the African National Congress (ANC) who are unhappy with the leadership of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have been lobbying for months for him to...
A South African court has sentenced a Nigerian national, Victor Udoh, and his South African associate, Vuyisekha Mzwakhe, to a combined 37 years in prison after...
South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia were to begin on Monday administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollouts in Africa, which has...
The Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has offered asylum to the country’s opposition presidential candidate, Fernando Dias da Costa, following reports that his life was in danger....
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the United States late on Sunday of peddling “blatant misinformation” by claiming his country was killing white people. US President...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed military intervention in Guinea-Bissau, demanding announcement of Sunday’s election. Daily Trust had reported how a group of military officers claimed...