Malawi schools reopen after deadly cholera outbreak
l Learning in primary and secondary schools resumes on Tuesday in Malawi’s two major cities following a cholera outbreak that…
SA begins days of mourning for anti-apartheid heroine
l South Africans will on Tuesday begin seven days of mourning in in honour of Frene Ginwala, who became the…
South Africa faces legal action over power crisis
l South African opposition groups, a trade union and business owners have threatened to sue the government over the crippling…
PHOTOS: Kenyan murdered LGBTQ activist set for burial
l Kenyan gay rights activist Edwin Kiprotich Kiptoo, who was known as Chiloba, is due to be buried on Tuesday…
Somali forces take key coastal town from al-Shabab
l The military in Somalia has captured a strategic coastal town that al-Shabab jihadists had held for more than a…
Turkish spy chief holds talks with Sudanese leaders
l Turkish spy chief Hakan Fidan on Monday discussed intelligence sharing and other issues of common interest with Sudanese military…
Tanzania’s mouthy pugilist excites Kenya ahead of bout
A flamboyant and loquacious Tanzanian boxer is in Kenya ahead of his first international bout.Karim Madonga nicknamed mtu kazi (translated…
Expelled Ghana students sorry for insulting president
l Eight high school students who were expelled on Thursday for insulting Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo in a viral video…
Ukraine president holds talks with Kenyan leader
l Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has held talks with his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto. In a tweet, the Ukrainian president…
Sudan, South Sudan to set up joint border force
l Sudanese military ruler Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir have agreed to set up…
Ethiopia says regional forces withdrawn from Tigray
l Ethiopia’s defence forces say members of the Amhara special forces – allies with the federal government during the two-year…
Married Zimbabwe cricket coaches die three weeks apart
Cricket in Zimbabwe is mourning the death of two married national team coaches who passed away within weeks of each…
DR Congo army denies presence of Russian mercenaries
l The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has denied the presence of fighters from Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group in the…
Paris train stabbing suspect identified as Libyan
l Reports from France say a suspected attacker who stabbed and injured six people at Paris’s Gare du Nord rail…
New gonorrhoea strain detected in Nairobi
l Researchers from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) say a new strain of gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted disease resistant…
Benin opposition rejects parliamentary vote results
l The main opposition party in Benin, Les Democrates, has rejected provisional results from Sunday’s parliamentary election. Benin’s electoral commission…
Ethiopian Tigray rebels hand over heavy weapons
The spokesman for the rebel Tigrayan forces in northern Ethiopia says they have handed over their heavy weapons in line…
Egypt stops bid to steal 10-tonne ancient statue
l Egypt says three people have been detained for trying to steal a massive statue of an ancient Pharaoh –…
No word on South Sudan journalists held over Kiir video
l Six journalists detained by the South Sudanese authorities a week ago are still being held incognito despite numerous calls…
Pictures: Benin Voodoo festival draws slave descendants
l Benin held its annual Voodoo festival on Tuesday in the seaside town of Ouidah with followers of the once-banned…