In pictures: Tight security as Nigeria ushers in new president
There has been tight security in the Nigerian capital Abuja ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Mr…
Russia’s Lavrov arrives in Kenya unannounced
Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Kenya on an unannounced trip. Moscow’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced…
Sudan truce due to expire amid calls for extension
Sudan is waking up to the last day of a fragile week-long ceasefire that’s seen frequent violations. The truce is…
IMF deal won’t quickly address Ghana crisis – president
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the $3bn (£2.4bn) bailout from the IMF will not immediately address the country’s…
SA hospital probed for placing newborns in boxes
The South African authorities are investigating an incident in which newborn babies were placed in cardboard boxes, instead of incubators…
Ugandan president signs anti-gay bill into law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has assented to the controversial anti-homosexuality bill, despite condemnation of Western countries and human rights activists.…
Court activities stop in Ghana amid strike action
Court activities in Ghana have ground to a halt following indefinite strike action announced by judicial service staff on Thursday…
Indiana funeral director found with dozens of rotting bodies guilty of theft
A funeral home director in the US state of Indiana, where the decomposing bodies of more than 31 people were…
Botswana imports Texas cattle to improve its herds
Botswana has imported 141 bulls and 21 heifers from the US state of Texas to help improve the productivity of…
SA won’t be drawn into global powers’ contest – Ramaphosa
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says his country will continue to resist calls to abandon its independent and non-aligned foreign…
Iconic Sierra Leone tree to be preserved in a museum
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio says parts of the iconic cotton tree that was brought down by a storm…
Africa must not be a global powers’ battleground – AU
The African Union has warned that the continent risks becoming a geostrategic battleground for competing big power interests. Its commission…
Nigerian lawyer fined for seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration
A Nigerian court has fined a former presidential candidate in the 2019 election for filing a suit to stop the…
Nigerian lawyer fined for seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration
A Nigerian court has fined a former presidential candidate in the 2019 election for filing a suit to stop the…
Ugandan MPs pass bill raising paternity leave days
The Ugandan parliament has passed a bill that increases paternity leave from four to seven days to enable male working…
Explosions as Ugandan forces battle militants in Somalia
The militant al-Shabab group on Friday morning carried out an attack on a Ugandan troops’ base of the African Union…
Mozambique proposes pay cut for top officials
The Mozambican cabinet has approved a bill proposing pay cuts for ministers, deputy ministers, state secretaries and MPs as the…
Ukraine war: Wagner may be smuggling weapons from Mali – US
Russian’s Wagner group could be secretly trying to obtain military equipment for the war in Ukraine through its operations in…
Buffaloes, crocodiles to displace Mozambique families
More than 1,000 families are set to be displaced in central Mozambique following attacks by wild animals. The head of…
Rwanda genocide suspect appears in SA court
Rwandan genocide suspect Fulgence Kayishema has appeared in court in Cape Town after his arrest on Wednesday, ahead of his…