U.S. conducts airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia
U.S. forces on Saturday conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia. The U.S. Africa Command
Uganda and Rwanda lead East Africa in switch to electric cars
Uganda and Rwanda are racing ahead of their East African neighbours in the global switch to electric motoring, even as
DR Congo army says it has killed top rebel leader
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army says it has killed a rebel leader in the country’s troubled northeast. The army
IGAD urges international community to lift sanctions against Sudan, South Sudan
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has called upon the international communities to lift sanctions on Sudan and South Sudan
Burkina Faso armed forces kill extremist leader
Burkina Faso’s army say soldiers have killed an extremist leader and five other militants in Nahouri Province. In a statement
President Kagame joins Rwandans in monthly clean-up exercise
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Saturday joined thousands of fellow Rwandans in the monthly community work dubbed
Kenya takes up Nile Basin leadership
Kenya is now chair of the Nile Council of Ministers and will be led by Water Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui.
A survey indicates oil output fell in November
OPEC oil output has fallen in November as Angolan production has slipped due to maintenance and Saudi Arabia has kept
Eight detained in Gabon anti-graft crackdown
Oil-rich Gabon has detained eight people for theft and money-laundering as the government intensifies a crackdown on corruption, the prosecutor
Nigerian Human rights commission opposes Social Media Bill
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Nigeria has thrown its weight behind those opposed to the Protection from Internet