14 students killed in Burkina Faso road accident
Fourteen students were killed on Saturday morning in Toeni, in Burkina Faso’s northwestern province of Sourou, after the bus they
Ugandan president Museveni begins six-day ‘Africa Kwetu’ walk
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday began a six-day walk in honor of the country’s fighters who won a five-year
Nigeria denies reports of diplomatic row with Ghana
The Nigerian government on Friday denied reports by a section of the media that it is involved in a diplomatic
UN says violence in Sudan’s West Darfur left 65 dead
Violence in Sudan’s West Darfur region over the past week has left at least 65 people dead and more than
Ghana targets its diaspora in effort to raise $3 billion in funding
Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says it is targeting to raise $3 billion in funding from its diaspora, through African
Kenya enacts new rules to eliminate stowaway incidents
Kenya has moved to set stringent access rules for its airports, six months after an embarrassing stowaway incident spotlighted security
Ethiopia adopts new version of much-criticized terrorism law
Ethiopian lawmakers have replaced anti-terrorism legislation that had drawn criticism from rights activists, although Amnesty International said the new
Award-winning Congolese singer Celine Banza takes sudden fame in stride
Plucking the opening bars of her song “Tere Mbi” on a guitar in a dingy studio in central Kinshasa, Congolese
Foreign refugees in South Africa banned from political activity
Foreign refugees in South Africa now face deportation if they engage in political activities – including around the issues that
President Kiir pardons 30 prisoners, including amid mired peace deal
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has pardoned thirty prisoners including political activist Peter Biar and Businessman Karbina Wol Agok as