Kenya police use tear gas to clear pockets of protesters in Nairobi
Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Thursday, as…
Plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Austria linked to Islamic State
The 19-year-old Austrian who masterminded a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift fans at a concert in Vienna with a…
At least 20 killed as boat explodes on Nigeria river, police say
At least 20 people were killed when a wooden boat caught fire and exploded on a river in Nigeria’s coastal…
How Nigeria missed out on a potential Olympic silver
When Annette Echikunwoke, draped in an American flag, celebrated her silver medal in the women’s hammer throw at Paris 2024…
Niger’s junta cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine
Niger has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, a move which signals a burgeoning rift between some West African states and…
Miss South Africa contestant pulls out amid nationality row
The Miss South Africa beauty contestant at the centre of a nationality row has withdrawn from the competition, saying she…
Outrage in Tanzania over viral gang rape video
Tanzanian authorities have initiated an investigation following the widespread circulation of a video allegedly showing a gang rape, which has…
Tunisia’s president dismisses Prime Minister, names new successor
Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani Wednesday after just a year in office. Said appointed Kamel Maddouri,…
Egypt: Pound down against foreign currencies
The Egyptian pound is falling against foreign currencies, approaching 50 per U.S. dollar after a recent increase in metro fares…
Family of killed Nigerian protester demand justice
The family of a 24-year-old tailor, Abubakar Adam Abdullahi, is demanding justice after accusing police of killing him in the…
Arrests after South African pastor storms school with machete
The church of a controversial South African preacher has been burned down after he allegedly wielded machetes at a primary…
The small African country with the world’s highest suicide rate
It is a steep climb from the main road to 79-year-old Matlohang Moloi’s home, through the mountains that make Lesotho…
Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Wagner ambush claims
Mali says it has cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine, after a military official suggested Kyiv had played a role in…
Tunisian court jails four presidential candidates and bars them from elections
A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced four potential presidential election candidates to eight months in prison and banned them from…
Kenya’s Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day
Kenya’s Mobius Motors, which started making rugged, low-priced SUVs designed for Africa’s roads a decade ago, has decided to stop…
Congolese police officers flee to Uganda as fighting intensifies
Nearly 100 police officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo fled to neighbouring Uganda over the weekend as fighting between…
Nigeria detains tailors who made Russian flags for anti-government protests
Nigeria has detained some tailors for making Russian flags that were waved during anti-government protests this week in northern states,…
Nationwide protests planned in Nigeria over economic challenges
Nigerians are organizing nationwide protests this week to address the most severe cost-of-living crisis the country has faced in decades.…
Iran holds funeral for assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
Iran’s supreme leader presided over a funeral Thursday for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in…
Nigeria senator, Ifeanyi Ubah who survived fraud charge, lost governorship bid is dead
The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah, has died at the age of 52.…