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Heavy toll feared after French territory hit by cyclone, reports suggest at least 11 deaths, damage to properties as an unexpectedly violent cyclone hits French…
Opposition leader John Draman Mahama’s win in last weekend’s presidential election in Ghanais a significant milestone in African politics. Ghana’s Electoral Commission confirmed late on Monday…
Niger cut ties with another Western actor on Thursday, as it suspended BBC radio for three months after it reported that jihadists had killed 90 Nigerien…
The head of Burkina Faso’s military junta named former communications minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo as prime minister late on Saturday. The appointment comes one day…
The military junta in Burkina Faso dismissed Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela on Friday and dissolved the government. “The prime minister’s official functions are terminated,”…
Today’s almanac, December 4 On December 4, 1977 Jean-Bédel Bokassa, also known as Bokassa I, crowned himself emperor of Central Africa in 1977. For the…
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party won Namibia’s presidential elections outright in the first round with 57% of the vote, results published by the electoral commission on Tuesday showed. Clearing half the total votes cast meant no second-round runoff was necessary.
In her early 20s, “in the village” in the far west of Kenya, Jacinta Nafula became pregnant by her boyfriend. The father of her son,…
In tonight’s edition, In town on a rare state visit to France. We speak to Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment about her administration’s plans to…
Voters in Namibia cast ballots to elect a new president and parliament in polls that could result in the country’s first female head of state being elected. Around 1.4 million people — roughly half of country’s population — are eligible to vote.
Displaced people living in Sudan’s North Darfur state cheer at the arrival of the first convoy of food and supplies in months, but the glimmer…
Senegal’s ruling party, PASTEF, secured an overwhelming parliamentary majority following the country’s legislative election held earlier this month. PASTEF won 130 of 165 seats, up from the 56 it held…
In a newly released report, the European Investment Bank (EIB) reveals that Africa’s fintech sector has nearly tripled in size since 2020, bringing vital…
Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years Two men have been sentenced to 35 years in prison for the murder of Ugandan Olympic athlete…
Botswana ruling party booted out of power after 58 years Botswana’s ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), has been voted out after 58 years…
Sudan’s war has become a battleground and pivotal theatre for geopolitical rivalries as foreign powers compete for influence in the strategically vital Red Sea region.…
Ethiopia appoints new president, replacing the first female head of state Ethiopia’s parliament has approved Taye Astike Selassie, the country’s foreign minister since February, as…
Nigeria boat accident leaves dozens feared dead in River Niger A boat carrying more than 300 people capsized on Tuesday night on the River Niger…
UN extends Kenya-led security mission in Haiti amid rising hunger, violence The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the multinational policing mission in…
Arrests made over suspected coup plot in Benin: State Prosecutor Three men in Benin, including a former government minister and the head of President Patrice…
The ex-boyfriend and killer of Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has also died due to burns he sustained whilst setting Rebecca on fire.
Dickson Ndiema ambushed Rebecca soon after her return from the Paris Olympics, dousing her in petrol, and setting her alight. The attack was due to a land dispute between the former couple.
Forty-eight killed in Nigeria fuel tanker crash At least 48 people have died in Niger, central Nigeria after a fuel tanker crashed into a lorry…
At least 17 pupils have died in a fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary School in Nyeri County, central Kenya, according to police. The blaze, which…
Haiti expands state of emergency to whole country Haiti has extended a state of emergency nationwide as the government struggles to regain control from violent…
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after petrol attack Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her ex-boyfriend, according…
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