Yaoundé: A Cameroonian soldier shot dead three civilians overnight in the northern town of Mora, sources close to the security services said on...
Yaoundé: A Cameroonian soldier shot dead three civilians overnight in the northern town of Mora, sources close to the security services said on...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: At least four people, including two suicide bombers, have been killed and 44 others injured in multiple bomb attacks on a...
Lagos, Twenty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria this month, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Wednesday, in the...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday declared in capital Addis Ababa that the dispute between his country, Sudan...
London: The BBC on Monday launched new daily radio services producing news, current affairs, features and English language training for Ethiopians and Eritreans....
Monterrey, Mexico: Authorities investigating the slaying of nine men at a house in Monterrey, Mexico said Sunday small local drug-trafficking groups appeared to...
ADDIS ABABA: The leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will meet on Monday in a bid to break a deadlock in negotiations over...
Bamako: Four soldiers were killed in Mali and four others were missing during an attack on their base in the northeastern city of...
Luanda: Angolan President Joao Lourenco was elected five months ago promising an "economic miracle". But the path to transforming the oil-dependent country's economy...
Ouagadougou: By 2050, Africa's population is projected to double to 2.5 billion. By 2100, the UN estimates it could easily top 4 billion....
Abuja: Nigeria's government on Wednesday hit back at claims that President Muhammadu Buhari's tenure had been a failure but refused to say if...
GENEVA: Ethiopian security forces opened fire on protesters who were singing anti-government songs, U.N. human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said on Tuesday. Authorities...
MAPUTO: The son-in-law of Mozambique’s former President Armando Guebuza was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Tuesday for murdering his wife. Zofimo...
JOHANNESBURG, Trumpeter, composer and singer Hugh Masekela, affectionately known as the 'father of South African jazz', has died after a long battle with...
Johannesburg: Pressure is mounting on South Africa's President Jacob Zuma to leave office, with the ruling ANC party confirming talks are underway over...
Nairobi: Four Somali men charged over an explosion at a coffee shop at Nairobi's international airport in 2014 were acquitted Monday due to...
Johannesburg: South Africa's ruling party confirmed Monday that discussions were underway on President Jacob Zuma's departure from office, possibly signalling the coming end...
Monrovia: Former international football star George Weah was sworn in as Liberia's new president on Monday, in the country's first transition between democratically-elected...
