Drug trial offers hope for TB prevention
Two landmark clinical trials have shown that an antibiotic can prevent multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in both children and adults.…
AfDB to potentially finance Mozambique’s Mphanda Nkuwa hydro
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed interest in financing the Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric project in Mozambique to the tune…
Angola to launch international tender for new airport’s management
Transport minister Ricardo D`Abreu announced last week, in Luanda, that the country will launch an international public tender, with a…
Uganda attack: Man charged with terrorism over honeymoon deaths
A court in Uganda has charged a man with terrorism along with other offences over the killing last month of…
Gabon elections: Junta plans post-Bongo polls for 2025
Gabon’s military leaders say they plan to hold a general election in August 2025. This follows pressure from the international…
Abducted Zimbabwe opposition activist found dead
A Zimbabwe opposition activist who was abducted at the weekend while campaigning ahead of key by-elections has been found dead.…
Liberia presidential election: George Weah and Joseph Boakai vie for top job
Liberians are voting in presidential run-off election after the two leading candidates were separated by just over 7,000 votes in…
Nigeria unions call for nationwide strike
Nigeria’s two biggest labour unions have asked their members to go on strike and stay at home from Tuesday as…
Gabon welcomes African bank’s lifting of sanctions
The Gabonese government says the African Development Bank (AfDB) has lifted financial sanctions imposed on the country following the removal…
World Cup 2026: Eritrea withdraw from African qualifiers
Eritrea have withdrawn from qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa World Cup just six days before the country were due to…
Trevor Noah tourism ad gets thumbs-up despite cost
South Africans appear to have lapped up the new advert fronted by comedian Trevor Noah promoting tourism in the country…
Ghana cocoa farmers struggle amid cash shortage
Ghana’s cocoa farmers are complaining that they’re broke as the cocoa board – to which they are obliged by law…
Kagame attends official opening of Norrsken House Kigali
President Paul Kagame last week attended the official opening of Kigali’s Norrsken House.The President joined over 1000 investors, founders, and…
Air Maroc resumes flights to Angola
The Moroccan national airliner Royal Air Maroc is to resume flights to Angola as from this month, given the tourism…
Malema accuses Kenyan leader of failing to deliver
South African opposition leader Julius Malema has criticised Kenya’s President William Ruto for failing to fulfil the promises he made…
Somali president undergoes surgery in Abu Dhabi
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has undergone successful shoulder surgery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the presidency says. Mr…
South African Dire Tladi elected to top UN court
University of Pretoria law professor Dire Tladi has made history by becoming the first South African elected as a judge…
Seven hundred killed in Darfur clashes – UN agency
The UN’s migration agency says around 700 people were killed in Sudan’s West Darfur region following clashes between the army…
Kenya’s President Ruto called out for encouraging austerity
Kenya’s President William Ruto has faced some criticism following his first State of the Nation address on Thursday, in which…
The Lagos train making commuting ‘stress-free’
Judging by the crowds cramming on to the trains at rush-hour, Lagos’s new light rail service – linking the island…