Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday reopened a border crossing between their countries as part...
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday reopened a border crossing between their countries as part...
KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Thursday defended the credibility of last weekend's disorganised presidential election and its decision to cut Internet...
Antananarivo: Madagascan security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas to break up a protest by supporters of losing presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana, who...
Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso is declaring a state of emergency in provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said on Monday....
DAKAR, Senegal: Journalists in Gambia have launched a self-regulatory body they hope will offer legitimacy, and far more freedom, to media emerging from...
KINSHASA: Most mobile internet connections in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa were down on Monday, residents said, the day after a presidential...
BENI, Congo: They were barred from voting in Congo's presidential election. They voted anyway. On Sunday, thousands of men and women gathered in...
The Democratic Republic of Congo started voting Sunday for a successor to long-serving President Joseph Kabila after a tense campaign the opposition said...
Kinshasa: Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo went to the polls on Sunday in elections that will shape the future of their...
Nairobi: A Burundian court has acquitted three civil rights activists who had been handed 10-year jail terms for undermining state security, their organisation...
Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists ambushed a military convoy in northeastern Nigeria, killing 13 soldiers and a policeman, the army said Wednesday, while...
KINSHASA, Congo: As Congo hurtles toward Sunday's already troubled election, the opposition on Tuesday urged mobile phone companies to disable SIM cards provided...
BAMAKO, Mali: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise holiday visit to Mali this weekend to see troops on a U.N. peacekeeping...
Bukavu, DR Congo: Four women and a child died when a landslide flattened their houses after heavy rain in Bukavu in eastern DR...
Nairobi: At least 17 people have been killed in western Kenya after a petrol tanker collided with a stationary minibus. St John Ambulance...
Antananarivo, Former president Andry Rajoelina on Friday took an early lead in Madagascar's election count with a clear advantage over his rival Marc...
KINSHASA: In his 74 years, Congolese historian Isidore Ndaywel has lived through independence from Belgium, two coups d'etat, multiple civil wars and three...
Addis Ababa: Police in Ethiopia's northern Amhara regional state have arrested a "doomsday prophet" who caused widespread panic over claims his village would...
