Cost of power outages to South African economy significant: president
With South Africa still grappling with its energy challenges, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the cost of power
Zimbabwe says 55 elephants die from starvation after drought
At least 55 elephants have died in a game park in western Zimbabwe since September from starvation caused by a
Rwanda bans all single-use plastics
Rwanda becomes the first regional country to issue a complete ban on all single-use plastics and retailers have three months
Sudan gov’t, opposition sign agreement to end hostilities
Sudan’s transitional government and various opposition groups under the Sudan Revolutionary Front umbrella on Monday signed the political roadmap and
Uganda, DR Congo experts meet to assess progress in Ebola fight
Health experts from Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), World Health Organization (WHO) and African Union (AU) on Monday started
Nigerian police free 150 from 4th purported ‘torture’ school
Police said on Saturday they had freed nearly 150 students from a purported school in northern Nigeria that claimed it
Libya coast guard intercepts 126 Europe-bound migrants
Libya’s coast guard says it’s intercepted 126 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast. Monday’s statement by spokesman Ayoub Gassim
Sudan names commission to probe killings
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday named a commission to probe a raid on a sit-in in June this
Somalia to reduce poverty, improve infrastructure once debt is forgiven
Somalia will press ahead with poverty reduction efforts and a major regional ports and corridors initiative if international creditors forgive
Johannesburg mayor resigns over race row
The mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba on Monday resigned from his position and quit the main opposition party, the Democratic