Ghana opposition NDC selects candidates for 2020 general election
Ghana’s largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), opened its nationwide polls here on Saturday to select one of
Botswana Weighs Lifting Hunting Ban, With Eye On Reducing Elephant Population
A report by cabinet ministers in Botswana has recommended lifting a four-year hunting ban and the introduction of elephant culling.
Protests in Algeria against president’s bid for 5th term
Thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets in several towns to denounce ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a
Sri Lanka clinches historic 2-0 series win in South Africa
Given no chance at the start, a patched-up and out-of-form Sri Lanka team stunned everyone to clinch its first series
Anger in Ethiopia as officials demolish hundreds of houses
The Ethiopian government has begun demolishing thousands of houses they say are illegal in the Oromia region in the outskirts
Sudan’s Bashir declares state of emergency, dissolves government
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, facing the country’s biggest popular protests since he came to power 30 years ago, declared a
NIGERIA DECIDES: Gunfire heard in cities as Nigerians finally go to the polls
Gunfire opened Nigeria’s delayed election on Saturday as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term in Africa’s most populous nation.
U.S. slaps travel curbs on DR Congo election officials for abuses
The United States on Friday imposed travel restrictions on five top officials from Democratic Republic of Congo, including the
Suspected Islamists attack Nigerian town hours before poll, residents say
Suspected Islamist militants on Saturday attacked a northeastern Nigerian town, forcing people to flee hours before presidential election polls were
Measles epidemic in Madagascar kills more than 900, says WHO
The World Health Organisation says that an epidemic of measles in Madagascar has caused more than 900 deaths. According to