Three dead in Guinea pro-democracy protests
At least three civilians were shot dead in protests against Guinea’s military leaders on Thursday, an opposition coalition and the…
Sierra Leone plans controversial
Sierra Leone is to drop its current voting system and return to proportional representation, the president has decreed. But the…
Yaoundé braces for four days without tap water
People living in Cameroon’s capital city could be without tap water for up to four days, the state-owned water company…
Chad violence condemned as US embassy targeted
There’s been international condemnation of the recent violence in Chad, where at least 50 protesters were killed and 300 others…
Indonesia says child deaths from acute kidney injury rise to 133 | News
A ban on all syrup and liquid medicine prescriptions and sales will be narrowed to 102 products being investigated. The…
Go invest in Gombe!
Gombe state in the north-east of Nigeria may not ring a bell when it is mentioned. Maybe when it is…
Ethiopians in US shielded from deportation as war rages at home | United Nations News
Ethiopians living in the United States will get work permits and be shielded from deportation for 18 months, the Biden…
Gunmen attack Apostle Suleiman’s convoy, kill three policemen
The convoy of popular Nigerian cleric, Apostle Johnson Suleiman has been attacked by gunmen on Friday. The attack happened along…
Africa’s next wannabe third-term presidents must be stopped | Politics
As the African Union (AU) turns 20 this year, celebrations are under way under the motto: Our Africa, Our Future.…
ASR Africa partners USAID’s HIV, TB control efforts in Nigeria
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on October 20, 2022 accepted a contribution from a leading Nigerian philanthropic organisation,…
Ibrahim Traore sworn in as Burkina Faso interim president | News
The West African nation last month witnessed its second coup in eight months amid deepening insecurity in the Sahel. Ibrahim…
Dozens of protesters killed in Chad. What happened? | Politics News
Dozens of people were killed in Chad as security forces cracked down on anti-government protests denouncing a decision to further…
Zambian couple eyes African rally championship
Zambian navigator Urshlla Gomes says there is nothing more fulfilling than racing with her husband Leroy Gomes as they target…
At least 150 killed in two days of Sudan clashes
At least 150 people have reportedly been killed in ethnic clashes in the last two days in Sudan’s Blue Nile…
Attacks prompt evacuation at Mozambique ruby mine
A mining company has evacuated its workers following attacks by Islamist militants at a neighbouring mine in Mozambique’s troubled Cabo…
Ethiopia’s PM Abiy pledges Tigray war ‘will end’
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that the war in the northern Tigray region “will end and peace will…
Ghana shop owners pause strike over currency woes
Traders in Ghana’s capital, Accra, who’ve been striking over high business costs and economic hardship, have decided to put their…
Chad wakes from first curfew as more protests planned
Residents in Chad’s capital city N’Djamena and two southern towns have woken up after the first overnight curfew, imposed by…
DR Congo forces in new clash with M23 rebels
Fighting resumed between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s army and the M23 rebels on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning in…
Ethiopia’s PM Abiy pledges Tigray war ‘will end’
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that the war in the northern Tigray region “will end and peace will…