Who will lead South Africa after the May 29 election?
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa’s May 29 election looks set to be the most tightly contested since the end of apartheid, with…
DRC parliament elects speaker in delayed vote days after foiled coup
Kinshasa, May 22 (Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s national assembly elected Vital Kamerhe, whose home was violently attacked…
Biden honors Kenya with State visit as Nation prepares to send Police to Haiti
President Joe Biden has welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House for a three-day state visit as the…
South Africa vote: How ANC lost its way with infighting and scandal
For years, the African National Congress rose above politics in South Africa. It was a movement dedicated to freeing Black…
Sudan war fuelled by weapons from foreign actors in violation of sanctions – UN
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary Anne DiCarlo briefed the Security Council on the situation in…
Generator fumes kill seven university students in Nigeria
Some seven individuals believed to be university undergraduates have lost their lives after allegedly inhaling fumes from a generator inside…
Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election as opposition disputes result
Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results released…
Chad PM resigns after interim president wins disputed May 6 elections
Chad’s prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra has resigned following the confirmation of interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby as…
Crisis-hit university students ordered to leave UK
Nigerian students have been thrown off university courses and ordered to leave the UK after a currency crisis left them…
Kenya defends cost of jet for President Ruto’s US trip
Kenya’s government has defended the cost of President William Ruto’s trip to the US.The price of hiring the luxury private…
One-year-old Ghanaian breaks Guinness World Record, inspires call for early talent nurturing
Ghanaian artist Amarkine Amateifio is calling on parents across Ghana and Africa to nurture their children’s talents from a young…
Professor jailed in Mali for criticising the junta
A prominent Malian economist and professor has been sentenced to two years in jail, one of which was suspended, for…
SA: MK party officials react to ruling barring Zuma from standing in May 29 polls
Beaten but not defeated. South Africa’s Jacob Zuma has been disqualified from standing in the May 29th general election. The…
Sexual violence in conflict increased by 50% in 2023, says UN
The UN’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict presented the annual report to the Security Council on Tuesday. During…
Kinshasa resumes normalcy following presidential palace attack
After the recent attack on the Palace of the Nation and the residence of Vital Kamerhe, Kinshasa, the capital city…
Iran: mourning across nation in the wake of president’s death
Mourning continues across Iran in the wake of President Ebrahaim Raisi’s death Iranians gathered in the streets across the the…
Protest in Athens ahead of trial on deadly migrant boat sinking
Dozens of people held a rally in Athens on Monday in protest over last year’s sinking of the Adriana, an…
DR Congo says ‘coup attempt’ sought to ‘destabilize state institutions’
The Congolese government has condemned what it called a coup attempt on President Felix Tshisekedi. A statement from the ministry…
Americans in alleged Congo coup plot formed an unlikely band
Three Americans involved in a brazen weekend attack on Congo’s presidential palace formed an unlikely band under the leadership of…
Zuma takes election battle cry to ANC’s heartland
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma put on a show of strength in the historic township of Soweto as he…