Salva Kiir invites Riek Machar to return
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has called on his former vice-president and rebel leader, Riek Machar, to return home, saying
Faces of Africa – Winnie Mandela: Black Saint or Sinner? Part 1
The late Winnie Madikizela Mandela was born in 1936. She is the former wife of the late and former president
UN: Largest ever cholera vaccine drive underway in Africa
The biggest cholera vaccine drive in history is underway in Africa aimed at reining in a spate of outbreaks across
Somalia, UN meeting focuses on ending illegal charcoal trade
The Somali government and United Nations are meeting in Mogadishu to put an end to the illegal charcoal trade, responsible
Egypt says there is no breakthrough in Ethiopian dam talks
Technical talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a disputed dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile river failed to
Nigeria’s Buhari to head back to London for medical check
Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari will embark on another trip to London on Tuesday for a medical check-up, his spokesman said
Julius Malema sworn in at Pan African Parliament
The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema and four other South African Members of Parliament were sworn in
South Sudan opposition group joins ruling party
A faction of South Sudanese opposition movement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) led by First Deputy President
Landslides kill 18 in Rwanda, death toll at 200 since January
Landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 18 people in Rwanda’s Northern and Western province over the weekend, pushing
Kenya, Ethiopia agree to boost diplomatic ties
Kenya and Ethiopia have agreed to fast-track implementation of the special status agreement between the two countries, that is predicted