Mauritania re-elects President Ghazouani for a second term
Incumbent Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has won Mauritania’s presidential election, securing a second term, according to the country’s Independent…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa names new cabinet as deadlock broken
South Africa’s president has announced the formation of a new cabinet over a month after elections stripped his African National…
Turkey mediates between Somalia and Ethiopia
Turkey mediated talks between Somalia and Ethiopia on Monday to ease diplomatic tensions between the two African neighbors, according to…
2 Algerian journalists arrested for publishing video showing women protesting
Algerian authorities have arrested two journalists for publishing a video showing businesswomen protesting how they were treated at a government-sponsored…
Cape Town seeks extra time to decide on extension of nuclear plant operations
Cape Town has asked the nuclear regulator for extra time to decide on Koeberg power plant’s request to operate for…
Kenya: Ruto says borrowing only way to plug deficit
Kenyan President William Ruto has said that the country will resort to more borrowing to plug a growing budget deficit…
Israel conscription rule stokes ultra-Orthodox fury
When Israel’s ultra-Orthodox or Haredi Jewish community gathers in force you realise just how large it is.Thousands of men and…
Cairo hosts Egypt-EU investment conference
The Cairo meeting attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and EU commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen culminated in the…
Mauritanian president comfortably wins re-election
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has been re-elected as head of state following Saturday’s national vote, winning comfortably in the…
Kenya to borrow more after new taxes withdrawn – president
Kenya’s President William Ruto says the country will have to borrow more to keep the government running following the rejection…
Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants: Six reasons they have not been defeated
The phrase that Nigerian militant group Boko Haram had been “technically defeated” is ringing increasingly hollow. Seven months into his…
Suspected female suicide bombers death toll rises to 32 in Nigeria
The number of people who have died in a series of deadly blasts in Nigeria thought to have been carried…
Mauritanian president comfortably wins re-election
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has been re-elected as head of state following Saturday’s national vote, winning comfortably in the…
The Malawi music icon who became a ‘soldier for the poor’
As a child, Lucius Chiccio Banda had little interest in music – he spent his days playing football instead. But…
The winners and losers in South Africa’s historic new government
Living up to his reputation as a skilled negotiator, South Africa’s President Cyril Rampahosa appears to have outmanoeuvred his main…
Kenya: Ruto says borrowing only way to survive
Kenyan President William Ruto has said that the country will resort to more borrowing to plug a growing budget deficit…
Kylian Mbappé play with mask like Victor Osimhen, why?
Kylian Mbappé felt like he was in a virtual reality game when playing in a mask to protect his broken…
Which parties form South Africa’s national unity coalition?
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has included seven different parties in his Cabinet in an unprecedented power-sharing agreement in the…
South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching
Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project…
Cairo hosts Egypt-EU investment conference
The Cairo meeting attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and EU commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen culminated in the…