Gunmen have attacked Mali’s capital, Bamako, and several locations across the country, says Mali’s army in an apparently coordinated ⁠assault involving multiple groups. Two loud explosions and s...

South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of firearm-related offences linked to a 2018 political rally. The leader of the Econom...

Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Saturday claimed a landslide victory in an election that secured his sixth straight term in office, strategically placed in the Horn of Africa nation. Gue...

Libya’s House of Representatives and ​the High Council of ‌State have approved the country’s first unified state ​budget in more than ​13 years, its central ⁠bank said in ​a st...

Chad intends to deploy 800 police officers and gendarmes to Haiti this year to participate in an international force to help Haiti’s police fight powerful armed gangs, a senior Chadian police of...

…As President Tinubu assures regional body of nation’s commitment to implementation of reforms …Applauds decision to bring Gabon, Guinea back into union’s fold Nigeria has endo...

South Africa will withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement late on Saturday. R...

Ethiopia’s foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of military aggression and of supporting armed groups inside Ethiopian territory, according to a letter seen by Reuters and verified ...

Uganda’s President, Yoweri K. Museveni, is said to be in early talks as his known challenger and opposition leader, Bobi Wine, is placed under house arrest. Tallies from more than half of pollin...

The European Union (EU) has removed Nigeria from its list of “High-Risk Third Country Jurisdictions. This development is the latest vote of confidence in the FG’s efforts to combat money launderin...

Guinea coup leader Mamady Doumbouya is expected to coast to victory in a presidential election on Sunday, buoyed by the launch of a long-awaited iron ore mega-mine and weak competition from a fragment...