Niger jails nine soldiers for coup attempt
Nine suspected coup plotters in Niger have been jailed for between five and 15 years by a court in the
Trump meets Kagame, sends ‘warmest regards’ to African leaders
US President Donald Trump on Friday asked the African Union chairman to pass on his “warmest regards” to other regional
Over 2,000 prisoners pardoned in Ethiopia
Over 2,000 prisoners who were jailed for participating in the 2015-2016 protests in Ethiopia’s Oromiya province have been pardoned. The
Suspected Boko Haram attacker arrested in Germany
A 27-year-old Nigerian man suspected of being a member of Boko Haram and killing people in attacks on schools and
Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe’s PhD thesis made public
The University of Zimbabwe has made public former first lady Grace Mugabe’s PhD thesis. Her thesis is now the subject
Ethiopians dominate, break records at the Dubai Marathon
A new Dubai Marathon record was on Friday set by Ethiopia’s Mosinet Geremew when he sprinted clear from a large
24 suspects in Casamance killings arrested in Senegal
24 people have been arrested and charged by Senegalese police with a deadly shooting attack that happened in southern Casamance
IGAD gives Ethiopia $150,000 towards Grand Renaissance Dam construction
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has thrown its weight behind Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, stating that the project is
IOM: At least 30 Africans drown off Yemen after boat capsized
The UN has said that at least 30 African refugees and migrants drowned off the coast of Yemen this week
Tributes pour in following death of veteran South African actor “Bra Eddie”
Veteran South African actor Sandy Mokwena best known as Bra Eddie Khumalo in the e.tv soapie Scandal! died on Wednesday