Tear gas fired at anti-government protesters in Kenya
Kenyan police have fired tear gas in the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa to disperse anti-government protests.In…
Child marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First…
The hidden dangers of Zimbabwe’s informal savings clubs
It was two days before Christmas in the low-income neighbourhood of Mabvuku in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. Music played, people chatted…
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…
A World Cup final where history beckons either way
History beckons in Barbados. If India win the T20 World Cup final on Saturday it will secure their first world…
Haiti PM travels to US as Kenyan police patrol capital
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille left Port-au-Prince on Friday to travel to Washington and New York, as freshly deployed Kenyan…
Slavery, migration and jihadists – the issues as Mauritania votes
As Mauritanians head to the polls in the presidential election, the country faces a multitude of issues including a legacy…
Nairobi mosque holds funeral of a teen shot during anti-tax protest
A Nairobi mosque held the funeral of 19-year-old Ibrahim Kamau on Friday after he was shot during a protest on…
6.3 million people in need of humanitarian support and protection in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is facing an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis” and lacks means to solve it, the UN has warned. The spokesperson…
US dollar slightly weaker on diminishing inflation
The U.S. dollar slipped on Friday after data showed inflation in the world’s largest economy subsided last month, cementing expectations…
Kenya protesters traumatised by abductions – lawyer
Anti-tax protesters in Kenya abducted over the last week as part of a crackdown have been left traumatised, lawyers say.It…
Mauritanians vote as President Ghazouani seeks re-election
Mauritanians voted on Saturday in a presidential election that incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is widely expected to win with a…