AU to offer electoral support to Zimbabwe
The visiting African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday concluded his three-day visit to Zimbabwe and said the AU will
Chinese firm to set up smartphone factory in Uganda
The Government of Uganda has endorsed a Chinese firm, Xinlan Group in establishing a smartphones factory in Uganda. Bemanya Twebaze,
Congo refugees: Rwandan soldiers shot at us during food protest
Congolese refugees in Rwanda said soldiers shot at them and wounded at least two people on Tuesday as the refugees
Kenya officials arrest Tanzanian man carrying $1 million in gold
A Tanzanian national was arrested in Nairobi and gold worth $1 million intercepted by the Kenya Revenue Authority on Wednesday.
93 Nigerian schoolgirls missing after Boko Haram attack: Witnesses
More than 90 Nigerian schoolgirls are feared missing after gunmen believed to be Boko Haram attacked Dapchi village in the
South Africa to raise VAT for first time in 25 years to plug budget hole
South Africa will increase value added tax (VAT) for the first time in over two decades, the Treasury said on
Kenyan pilots held captive by South Sudanese rebels arrive in Nairobi
The two Kenyan pilots who had been detained by South Sudanese rebels after their plane crashed are back home. Captain
South African rights group challenges Zuma rule on influence-peddling inquiry
Civil rights group AfriForum wants South Africa’s highest court to quash a rule signed by former president Jacob Zuma that
Five South African police officers killed in robbery
South Africa National Police Commissioner Khehla Sitole says a team of top detectives are investigating the murders of five police
George Weah: I inherited a ‘very broke’ Liberia
Liberia’s President George Weah on his first day of an official visit to Paris has pledged to fight endemic corruption