Six killed in rebel attack on DRC military post
A rebel attack on an army post in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six people dead, civilian and military
FIFA suspends Sierra Leone to punish government interference
FIFA says it suspended Sierra Leone from international football because of government interference in how the national federation is run.
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition vows to sustain ongoing reforms as it concludes congress meeting
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), on Friday vowed to sustain ongoing socioeconomic and political reforms as
UN seeks inquiry into new claims of peacekeeper sexual abuse
The United Nations is facing new allegations that peacekeepers in Central African Republic sexually assaulted at least three children under
Nigeria’s northwest region is the big prize in upcoming election
Nigeria’s main opposition party, which this weekend selects its candidate to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari in an election in February,
Cameroon economy hard hit by anglophone unrest, jihadist attacks
In theory Cameroon’s economy has a lot to recommend it: a wealth of commodities such as oil, diamonds and gold,
Armed group hands over Tripoli seaport to Libyan government
An armed group has handed over Tripoli’s seaport to the Libyan government as part of the government’s new security arrangements,
Rwandan court frees activist Diane Rwigara
Rwandan activist Diane Rwigara and her mother have been released on bail by a court in the capital, Kigali. Ms
Ethiopia govt faulted for failing to protect people from ethnic violence
Ethiopia’s government is failing to protect its citizens amid escalating ethnic violence that has displaced nearly a million people in
Congolese Mukwege, Iraq’s Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi