Kenya to pause police deployment to Haiti
A top civil servant in Kenya’s ministry of foreign affairs has told the BBC that the planned deployment of police…
Liberia sacks port officials in corruption crackdown
Ten senior officials have been dismissed by Liberia’s National Port Authority (NPA) after being accused of corruption. Sekou Hussein Dukuly,…
Herbert Wigwe burial: Nigerian bank chief buried after week-long funeral
Herbert Wigwe, the co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, has been buried in his hometown…
Tributes paid to Ghana’s deputy finance minister John Kumah
Tributes are being paid to Ghana’s Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah, who died of an undisclosed illness on Thursday. He…
FGM in The Gambia: Lawmaker tables bill in parliament to lift ban
A bill aimed at lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) has been tabled in The Gambia’s parliament by…
Zambia declares national emergency over drought
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has declared a national disaster to tackle the prolonged drought affecting the country. Addressing the nation…
Ghana’s ECG cuts electricity to parliament over $1.8m debt
The state-run Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Thursday cut power supplies to the parliament over a debt of 23m…
Afcon 2023: How Senegal came to dominate African football
Morocco may have made history in 2022 by becoming the first African team to reach the Fifa World Cup semi-finals,…
Climate anxiety: ‘I don’t want to burden the world with my child’
Awareness of the climate crisis has generally been strongest in developed countries, but “climate anxiety” is now also leading some…
Venture capital 2023: Kenya beats Nigeria and South Africa
In East Africa, Kenya’s venture capital share grew from 86 percent in 2022 to 91 percent in 2023.Eastern Africa’s largest…
Aid workers being killed, supplies looted in Sudan
The killing of aid workers, looting of warehouses and extortion of truck drivers are among the “outrageous” reasons why aid…
Improving Kenya Lionesses through to World Rugby Challenger Series semis
Kenya Lionesses will face off against Argentina Women in the semifinals of the World Rugby Challenger Series semifinals today from…
Egypt’s Nasser Social Bank introduces new certificates with up to 20% yield
Egypt’s Nasser Social Bank (NSB) has launched new certificates of deposit (CDs) that offer an annual yield of up to…
Rwanda asks Burundi to protect Rwandans after border closure
The Rwandan government has asked the Burundian government to respect international obligations and protect Rwandans who are stranded in Burundi.…
MIGA’s guarantee fuels DR Congo’s journey to energy security
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is setting up a 15MW project under its Global Solar Facility (GSF) backed by the…
Kenyan lawyers protest against Ruto’s threats on judges
Dozens of lawyers are protesting in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, in response to threats to defy court orders by President William…
Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone
A sub-Saharan African nation has been declared malaria-free for the first time in 50 years. Cape Verde was given the…
Igad to hold emergency talks on Somalia-Ethiopia row
Leaders of the East African regional bloc, Igad, will next week meet in Uganda to discuss the growing diplomatic tensions…
Campaigns draw to a close ahead of Comoros poll
Campaigns for Sunday’s presidential and regional elections in Comoros are set to end on Friday, amid calls for boycott by…
Israel says South Africa distorting the truth in ICJ genocide case
Israel has said South Africa has distorted the truth in its case to the International Court of Justice, where it…