Massive power cut plunges Ethiopia into darkness
Many areas in Ethiopia are still without electricity despite authorities saying they had restored power supply after a nationwide cut on Monday.
Authorities said a...
Mohamed Salah wins yet another award
Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has won yet another award to add more gloss onto his already incredible debut season at the Merseyside club.
Salah...
Gabon’s constitutional court orders prime minister to resign
Gabon’s Constitutional Court on Monday ordered the Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet to resign and the lower house of parliament dissolved after legislative elections scheduled...
The Gambia vows to back Morocco’s World Cup 2026 Bid
In an apparent defiance to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to other African nations to support USA's World Cup bid in 2026, The Gambia...
China has overtaken U.S. as Kenya’s favorite ally
A majority of Kenyans now see China as their most beneficial partner. According to a poll done back in March by the global marketing...
Amisom peacekeepers to the rescue as floods overwhelm Somalia
Peacekeepers attached to the African Union Missions in Somalia (Amisom) have joined in helping victims of massive flooding in the country.
Djibouti, Ethiopian peacekeepers and...
South Africa police say may issue Zuma summons this week
South African police could this week issue former president Jacob Zuma with a court summons relating to corruption charges over a years-old $2.5 billion...
Rwandan authority to auction off stock of jailed govt critic
Rwanda's Revenue Authority says it will put assets belonging to the family of a jailed critic of President Paul Kagame's government up for auction...
Rex Tillerson makes first visit to Africa as U.S. top diplomat
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria next week on his first trip to Africa as...
Ivory Coast offering $26,000 buy-outs to reduce army size
Ivory Coast will pay thousands of soldiers 15 million CFA francs ($25,782) each as part of buy-outs aimed at reducing the size of its...
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Children at risk in DR Congo Ebola outbreak – UNICEF
The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) has lamented the effect that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has had on the...
Refugees should decide themselves whether they want to return home – UNHCR
Refugees should be given an opportunity to make their own choices regarding whether they should return to their home countries, a senior United Nations...
South Africa bans honey from Zambia
South Africa has banned the importation of honey from Zambia after authorities detected American Foulbrood disease from samples of the product.
The South African agriculture...
Niger president: Keeping Libya stable will end African migration to Europe
If Europe wants to halt migrant boat arrivals on its shores from Africa it must end the state of chaos in Libya, Niger’s President Mahamadou...
Opinion
NIGERIA: BUHARI’S ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR
There is something about corruption in Nigeria that is, for me, a huge contradiction. Everyone in the country knows it is about the biggest...
How did Zimbabwe get here?
In 2013 a resounding electoral victory handed back full control of Zimbabwe’s Government to ZANU- PF, ending an uncomfortable coalition with the opposition.
The four-year...
What China’s ‘New Era’ means for Africa
The curtain finally came down on the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) 19th Congress held between October 18-24, 2017 at the Great Hall of...