Ethiopian leaders approve state of emergency
Ethiopian lawmakers have approved the state of emergency announced by the government last month to control continuing anti-government protests in
11 killed, including three aid workers, in suspected Boko Haram attack
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 11 people including three aid workers in an attack on a military facility
Kenya’s Korir not running in World Indoor Championships
Kenya’s Emmanuel Korir will not compete in the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham because he failed to secure a British
Extremists attack French embassy, army HQ in Burkina Faso capital
French authorities are on alert and warning of gunfire in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou and telling French citizens to stay
Kenya university lecturers go on strike over pay issues
A nationwide lecturers’ strike resumed Thursday in Kenya, bringing a halt to classes in public universities and paralysing operations in
New Springboks coach says team will be ready for 2019 Rugby World Cup
Rassie Erasmus is going all in on the Springboks’ chances to contend for rugby’s World Cup in Japan next year.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa says aims to resolve land issue “once and for all”
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said that he will resolve land expropriation issues so as to resolve issues
Total increases stake in Libya-based Waha Oil
French energy company Total said it acquired a 16.33 percent stake in Libya’s Waha concessions from Marathon Petroleum in a
South African police investigate death of man found in torched Taxify car
South African police are investigating the murder of a man whose remains were discovered in a burnt out Taxify
Al Shabaab attack 2 police camps, kill five in northeast Kenya
Five police officers killed and three others seriously injured after Al-Shabaab militants attacked two police camps early on Friday in