Joy as son trapped in SA building collapse rescued
A couple has shared their joy after their son was rescued from under the rubble of a building that collapsed…
Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
Benin has prevented neighbouring Niger from using its port to export its first crude oil, as a border dispute rages…
Boeing 737 crashes during take-off in Senegal
A Boeing 737-300 aircraft has crashed during take-off in Senegal, injuring 11 people, four of them severely. Air Senegal flight…
Fitch revises Egypt’s outlook to positive on reduced external financing risks
Global ratings agency Fitch revised Egypt’s outlook to positive from stable last week. The agency affirmed Eygpt’s rating at ‘B-‘,…
AfDB targets Zambia FDI in infrastructure and agriculture
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has identified infrastructure development and the agricultural value chain as two investment priorities to support…
Kenya floods raise cholera risk as WHO records 44 cases
At least 44 cholera cases have been reported in Kenya’s Tana River county, as flooding raises the risk of spread…
SA poll agency rejects bid to remove Zuma from MK party
The South African electoral commission has rejected a request to remove former President Jacob Zuma as the leader of the…
Everyone safe after building collapses in Nairobi
A five-story building collapsed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday night leading to a major rescue operation, led by the…
Zimbabwe urges swift adoption of new but ‘scarce’ currency
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has ordered all government agencies to accept payments in the newly introduced gold-backed currency amid…
Dozen Malawians who abandoned Israeli farms deported
The Malawi government says Israel has deported 12 Malawian workers who deserted the farms where they were employed. In a…
Sudanese refugees flee UN camps in Ethiopia after attacks
Thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled from UN camps in northern Ethiopia following spates of violence. Three refugees told the…
Smugglers abandon dozens of Ethiopians in Kenyan bushes
Police in Kenya are holding 24 Ethiopians who had been abandoned in a bush in north-eastern Isiolo county, local media…
Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique
Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust account and returned it to the authorities in Mozambique. An investigation found…
Chad presidential candidate alleges irregularities
Chadian presidential candidate Mansiri Lopsikreo has claimed that there were irregularities in some polling stations during voting. “Where I voted,…
Chapo named new leader of Mozambique’s ruling party
Mozambique’s governing Frelimo party has chosen a regional governor, Daniel Chapo, as its new leader – making him the clear…
Four arrested over fatal shooting at Chad polling centre
A man has been shot dead in southern Chad during Monday’s presidential election. Electoral officials said the unknown assailant was…
Tigray authorities deny involvement in Sudan’s war
Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have strongly denied involvement as mercenaries in the Sudanese war that has left…
School fee fears in Zimbabwe ahead of new term
The chaos over the Zig, Zimbabwe’s new currency, continues. As schools are set to open on Tuesday morning, parents and…
Liberia’s vocational schools get cash injection from EU
Close to $55m (£44m) is being invested in building and upgrading schools in Liberia by the European Union. They will…
I don’t trust anyone’ – How trolling hurt Kipchoge
Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge says he feared for the lives of his family during a campaign of online abuse…