The body of a senior Tanzanian opposition official abducted from a bus by armed men was found on the outskirts of commercial capital Dar es Salaam with signs he had been beaten and acid had been poured on his face, […]

Algerians headed to polls on Saturday to elect their next president, with more than 23 million citizens in the country eligible to cast their ballots. Voting began early in the day, with polling stations nationwide opening at 8:00 amlocal time […]

Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday’s election on Sunday, but a rival candidate alleged irregularities in the count and fewer than half of registered voters cast ballots. Official preliminary results gave Tebboune 95 percent of the vote, enough […]

Somalia says it will make good its threat of punishing corporate bodies labelling or operating as though Somaliland is independent territory. Mogadishu had said all firms with operations in Somalia should, by September 1, have altered information on their network […]

Egypt and Turkey may have had difficult times in the past decade, but they are both allies of Somalia, with which they have signed defence co-operation agreements. That is why when Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi toured Ankara this week […]

Both sides in Sudan’s civil war have committed abuses that may amount to war crimes, and world powers need to send in peacekeepers and widen an arms embargo to protect civilians, a UN-mandated mission said on Friday, September 6. Sudan’s […]

Images of Kenyan President William Ruto and his entourage alighting from a Kenya Airways plane upon their arrival in China on Monday stirred up social media among the country’s famed digital activists. The reactions were mostly laudatory, with some commentators […]

At least 17 pupils have been confirmed dead and 14 others seriously injured following a tragic dormitory fire tragedy at a primary boarding school in central Kenya. The blaze occurred at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri at night. National […]

Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who was admitted to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, in Kenya, has died. According to MTRH acting CEO Dr Owen Menach, who is the Director of Clinical Services and Surgery, […]

Zambia and Zimbabwe are facing the unprecedented prospect of having to shut down their major hydropower plants as the El Nino-induced drought takes its toll on the two economies. The drought, caused by climate change, has led to a significant […]

Mozambique is due to hold elections on October 9. But the campaigns, which officially opened this week for the race to replace President Filipe Nyusi, are turning into a contest of whose words promise a better future. At least 37 […]

The Makala prison in Kinshasa was the scene of an unprecedented tragedy at 2am on Monday, when 24 prisoners initially died in an escape attempt after they were shot by guards. But the number had climbed to 129 by Tuesday […]

Uganda’s opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has been rushed to Nsambya Hospital after he was injured in a scuffle with security officers in Kampala’s metro. Television footage showed a bleeding Bobi Wine being wheeled into the hospital with […]

Democratic Republic ofCongo’s government said at least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from the central Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa early on Monday, adding that the situation was now under control. In a statement posted on […]

The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kampala has remanded three anti-corruption activists to Luzira prison following their arrest for staging a nude protest at Parliament. The protestors, Norah Kobusingye, Praise Aloikin Opoloje, and Kemitoma Kyenzibo, were demonstrating against Speaker […]

Japan says it is committed to more ‘sustainable development’ with Africa as it pursues to make itself a relevant and different partner from other world powers seeking a slice of the continent. Last week, Japan hosted foreign ministers from around […]

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and prevention (Africa CDC has given Burundi vaccine storage equipment as the nation battles Mpox, which has so far affected more than 230 people in the country. The equipment, comprising 28 electric and solar […]

Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister Taye Atske Selassie has called for joint efforts among countries in the Horn of Africa to fight Al Shabaab in Somalia. Briefing journalists Friday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, Atske Selassie said that Al Shabaab […]

Sudan’s war has been a churn of bad numbers: 500 days or 16 months of death, displacement and hunger. It has also been a reflection of several numbers of ceasefire attempts that failed. By Thursday, some rescuers were speaking of […]

A war of words has erupted between South African and Zimbabwean government officials after Pretoria complained that its neighbours are overwhelming its health care system. South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi set the cat among the pigeons earlier this […]

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has sacked senior military officers in the latest purge of the country’s disciplined forces. Among those shown the door is Major General Martin Nzaramba, Colonel Dr Etienne Uwimana and 19 other senior and junior officers for […]

The High Court in Tanzania will decide who, between government administrators and the electoral commission, will conduct local elections, in a application filed by three activists. The court is due to sit on Monday next week to hear the petition […]