At least 10 men have been killed in a jihadist massacre at a village in Burkina Faso, which is in the grip of a years-long Islamist […]

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in several other Asian countries, Europe and the United […]

Report says, suspected militants have killed dozens in the latest attack in Burkina Faso’s restive northern region where jihadists have been carrying out frequent attacks. The […]

Reports say, Czech Republic’s defence ministry plan to deploy troops to the African continent was on Monday approved by the government. According to the reports, the […]

Hundreds of Gambians on Saturday called for the arrest and prosecution of the country’s former president Yahya Jammeh, arguing that the victims of his 22-year rule […]

Ahead of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s participation at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Mrs Toyin Saraki, Founder- President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa […]

Report says,Angola’s billionaire former first daughter Isabel dos Santos has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of state-owned oil firm Sonangol. Documents […]

Regional officials in Ethiopia on Tuesday confirmed 10 deaths and 250 people injured after a wooden platform collapsed during a religious event the day before. Thousands […]

Report says foreign powers backing rival governments in Libya have agreed to stop military interference in the country, and rather support ongoing efforts to achieve a […]

Report says police in The Gambia have banned a group that planned to continue anti-government protests calling for president Adama Barrow to call elections despite having […]

The National Elections Board of Ethiopia, NEBE, has announced a tentative date for national elections. The outfit proposed that polls should be held August 16, 2020. A […]

A number of African leaders were present in Maputo as Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi was sworn in for a second and final term Wednesday after five […]

Reports say one young protester in Guinea was shot dead and many others arrested Monday in the suburbs of the capital, Conakry, amid demonstrations against the […]

Report says three people have been killed after suspected Al Shabaab militants attacked a school in Garissa County, Kenya, near the border with Somalia.  According to […]

Reports say a jihadist attack on a military camp in western Niger three days ago left 89 soldiers dead, according to a new toll announced by […]

Report says Botswana’s court of appeal on Wednesday accepted to hear an opposition challenge to the outcome of elections held last year. A lower court had […]

Report says the West African nation of Togo goes to the polls late next month (February 22) to elect a president. It will be the fourth […]

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé has been elected as flagbearer for the ruling party, the Union for the Republic, (known by its French abbreviation UNIR) ahead of […]

Around 40,000 have been displaced in Sudan’s West Darfur State in recent days, following intercommunal clashes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) […]

Report says forces loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar are in control of Sirte, the birthplace of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi. The self-styled Libyan National Army […]