Tsitsi Dangarembga: Top Zimbabwe author has conviction overturned
Zimbabwe’s High Court has overturned a conviction against critically acclaimed author Tsitsi Dangarembga. Last year Ms Dangarembga was found guilty…
Sudan army chief’s envoy holds talks with Kiir
The special envoy of Sudan’s army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has met South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir to discuss…
Southern African troops to be deployed to DR Congo
Southern African countries have agreed to deploy forces to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo where dozens of…
Malawi court orders schools to allow dreadlocks
A high court in Malawi has ordered education authorities to admit learners with dreadlocks in public schools across the country.…
Uganda dispels fears of Covid cases as normal flu
Ugandan health authorities have allayed fears that coronavirus could be driving the wave of cough and flu, which is sweeping…
Overcoming Divisions: How Africa is Building Bridges for Lasting Peace
Africa is a continent that is known for its beauty, diversity, and complexity. It is a place where cultures, languages,…
Hope for Africa’s Future: How Peaceful Societies Drive Development
Africa has been facing numerous political, economic, and social challenges that have hindered the continent’s growth and development. However, there…
Ruling party official killed in Ethiopia – report
An official of Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) has been gunned down in the north-eastern Afar region, just two weeks…
DR Congo floods: Digging through mud to find relatives
More than 400 people have died following floods and landslides that hit two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…
Nigerian police rescue 58 kidnap victims
Police in Nigeria say they have rescued 58 people who had been abducted and held hostage by criminal gangs in…
Gunmen kill journalist in troubled Cameroon region
A journalist has been shot dead in the troubled north-west of Cameroon. It’s the third killing of a journalist in…
UN aid chief in Saudi Arabia for Sudan talks
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday for talks aiming for a ceasefire between Sudan’s…
Autopsies rule out organ harvesting in Kenya cult deaths
Autopsies on at least 112 bodies of cult victims exhumed from shallow graves in Kenya’s coastal Kilifi county have ruled…
I will not obey court orders – Senegal opposition leader
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko says he will no longer obey court summonses or co-operate with the justice authorities unless…
Ethiopia arrests ‘wanted journalist’ in Djibouti
The Ethiopian government has repatriated a journalist who was arrested in Djibouti in collaboration with Djiboutian authorities and Interpol, the…
DR Congo holds day of mourning as floods kill hundreds
A day of national mourning is being held in the Democratic Republic of Congo where more than 400 bodies have…
Air strikes hit Sudanese cities despite truce talks
Sudanese military fighter jets are continuing with air strikes in the capital Khartoum and the adjacent cities of Bahri and…
Tribunal hears bid to annul Tinubu’s election win
A tribunal has begun hearing a petition by several opposition candidates in Nigeria to annul Bola Tinubu’s victory in February’s…
UN aid chief in Saudi Arabia for Sudan talks
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday for talks aiming for a ceasefire between Sudan’s…
Explosives discovered in Uganda ahead of protests
Uganda’s security forces say they have discovered explosives intended for use during planned anti-government protests in the capital Kampala. An…