Zambian President Edgar Lungu has taken the oath of office after the nation's top court rejected an opposition petition to block his inauguration. Zambian President...
Category "Africa"
Somalia Hosts Regional Summit for First Time in 40 Years
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Nov. 17, 2015. East African heads of state met in Mogadishu on Tuesday, marking the first time war-torn Somalia has...
An earthquake in Tanzania has killed 13 people
At least 13 people have been confirmed dead by the local authoritiesfollowing a 5.7 magnitude earthquake near Bukoba, a town in northern Tanzania yesterday (Sept....
55-year-old female pilgrim excretes 82 wraps of cocaine at Abuja airport
A 55-year-old female pilgrim arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has excreted eighty-two wraps of cocaine, weighing nine hundred and thirty-one (931) programmes....
Ghana’s debt to reach $42b by December 2016 – Bawumia
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s running mate for the 2016 elections, has scolded government’s continuous borrowing warning that the country’s debt in dollar...
Dispute intensifies over Gabon presidential election
Ali Bongo. AFP Libreville - The dispute over Gabon's presidential election intensified Thursday as opposition candidate Jean Ping mounted a legal challenge, accusing the incumbent...
Looting, kidnapping, sexual violence increase in South Sudan
One in five of South Sudan’s 12 million people have fled their homes since war broke out (Photo: AP) Looting, kidnapping and sexual violence are...
Mali defence minister fired after jihadists seize town
Bamako – Mali’s defence minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly was fired on Saturday, officials told AFP, a day after jihadists briefly took control of a town...
Nigerian military: Some officers selling arms to Boko Haram
Seven-year Islamic uprising has killed over 20,000 people MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram,...
Media crackdown as Gabon hit by post-election violence
Burnt wreckage of cars belonging to the Radio Television Nazareth are seen on September 4, 2016 in Libreville. (Photo: AFP/Marco Longari) LIBREVILLE: A media crackdown...
Mugabe calls judges ‘reckless’ for allowing anti-government protests
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has accused court judges of being reckless in allowing anti-government demonstrations that later turned violent, state media reported on Sunday, a...
Speaker of Liberia’s Lower House Recuses Himself From Proceedings Amid Global Witness Bribery Probe
Embattled House Speaker Alex Tyler says he is resigning as the ultimate sacrifice to end the quagmire. Monrovia - Normal legislative activities at the House...
Gabon opposition activists freed from seized headquarters
Burnt out cars are seen outside a government building, following an election protest in Libreville, Gabon, Thursday Sept. 1, 2016. Gabon's newly re-elected president sought...
Libyan forces tighten noose on ISIS in Sirte
Sirte - Pro-government forces in Libya on Monday cornered the Islamic State (ISIS) group in one neighbourhood of Sirte, after two days of deadly fighting...
Suicide bomber hits near presidential palace in Somalia
Extremist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility after blast kills 5 Security forces stand at the SYL hotel that was partly destroyed following a car bomb claimed...