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Italy's Giorgia Meloni being welcomed by interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah. By Mahmud Turkia AFP

Italy PM Meloni signs cooperation deals in Libya visit

18 hours ago

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Libya on Tuesday to sign coop ...

SERAP gives Tinubu 48 hours to withdraw unlawful CBN directive imposing cybersecurity levy on Nigerians

SERAP gives Tinubu 48 hours to withdraw unlawful CBN directi...

20 hours ago

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Presiden ...

Italy's Giorgia Meloni being welcomed by interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah. By Mahmud Turkia AFP

Italy PM Meloni in Libya to sign cooperation deals

23 hours ago

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni began a visit to Libya on Tuesday to ...

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US and DRC's partners call on Rwanda to punish forces over a...

23 hours ago

The United States has called on Rwanda to punish forces behind an attack in ...

Six people have died after the collapse of the building in the South African coastal city of George. By Willie van Tonder AFP

Rescuers search for survivors in deadly S.Africa building co...

May 7, 2024

Rescuers said Tuesday they had made contact with 11 people as they raced to ...

Kenya's Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge centre runs with fellow athletes in Kaptagat. By Tony KARUMBA AFP

Chasing third Olympic gold: for Kipchoge, the road starts in...

May 7, 2024

Dawn has not yet broken over the highlands of Kenya's Rift Valley when mara ...

A construction crew of 75 people was at the site when the five-storey building collapsed. By Willie van Tonder AFP

S. Africa building collapse kills four, traps dozens: police

May 7, 2024

The collapse of a multi-storey building under construction in the South Afr ...

Kenya Airways KQ said it would resume flights to Kinshasa on May 8. By Tony KARUMBA AFPFile

Kenya Airways says to resume flights to Kinshasa after staff...

May 7, 2024

Kenya Airways on Monday said it will resume flights to Kinshasa after milit ...

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May 6, 2024

The five-storey building was flattened in the collapse trapping a construction crew. By Willie van Tonder AFP S.Africa building collapse kills two, traps dozens: police

May 6, 2024

Chadian soldiers get ready to vote in an outdoor polling station in N'Djamena. By Joris Bolomey AFP Military-ruled Chad votes for president in bloody transition

May 5, 2024

The shrine for the martyrs in the Kampala suburb of Namugongo is a major pilgrimage site. By MARC HOFER AFPFile Uganda to repatriate remains of executed Christian martyrs

May 5, 2024

Dodo Adogli AFP Togo's ruling party wins parliamentary poll in victory for longtime president

May 5, 2024

For critics the vote consolidated a reform allowing Togo's president to stay in power. By Emile KOUTON AFP Togo ruling party wins legislative vote in boost for Gnassingbe

May 4, 2024

Tens of thousands of people have taken refuge in camps near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma because of increased violence blamed on M23 rebels, which the UN, United States and others say gets support from Rwanda. By ALEXIS HUGUET AFP US blames Rwanda for deadly attack on displaced camp in DR Congo

May 4, 2024

In a video uploaded November 2022, journalist Muhiyadin Mohamed Abdullahi, who is appealing a two-year prison sentence, talks about the popularity of his online show, Muxiyediin Show. Screenshot: nimcaan ilkacaseYouTube Ethiopian journalist Muhiyadin Mohamed Abdullahi sentenced to 2 years in prison

May 4, 2024

At least 155 people have lost their lives in floods in Tanzania, the government said last month. By - AFP Flood-hit Kenya and Tanzania buffeted by tropical cyclone

May 3, 2024

Prosecutors had sought the death penalty against 11 soldiers on trial for desertion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. By Glody MURHABAZI AFP Eight DR Congo troops handed desertion death sentence

May 3, 2024

Torrential rains have lashed much of East Africa, triggering flooding and landslides. By LUIS TATO AFP Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

May 2, 2024

Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, transitional president of Chad, is widely expected to win the May 6 presidential election. By Joris Bolomey AFPFile Like father, like son: Africa's longest-serving leaders

May 1, 2024

The returned Ghana Ashanti royal artefacts will be on long-term loan from the British museums. By Nipah Dennis AFP Ghana's Asante king displays return of looted treasures

Apr 29, 2024

African Influencers for Development rally behind continents largest initiative to support innovation ecosystem African Influencers for Development rally behind continent’s largest initiative ...

Apr 29, 2024

Ex-president Jacob Zuma is an unpredictable election opponent to the ruling ANC. By Phill Magakoe AFPFile S. Africa's ex-president Zuma makes surprise comeback

Apr 28, 2024

Faure Gnassingbe has been in power for nearly 20 years. By Ludovic MARIN AFPFile Togo split over controversial reform on eve of vote

Apr 28, 2024

Supporters of opposition party Dynamics for the Majority of the People DMP took party in closing rallies below Monday's election. By Dodo ADOGLI AFP Togo ruling party, opposition close campaigns before key vote

Apr 26, 2024

Ibrahim Traore seized power in Burkina Faso in a September 2022 coup. By OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT AFPFile Junta-led Burkina Faso suspends BBC, Voice of America for two weeks

Apr 26, 2024

Critics believe Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe will use constitutional reforms to stay in power longer. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI AFP Togo leader Gnassingbe follows father's political playbook

Apr 26, 2024

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Apr 24, 2024

Flooded roads in Nairobi caused traffic chaos. By Tony KARUMBA AFP 10 dead as floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capital