OUAGADOUGOU: Shots rang out inBurkina Faso's capital on Saturday and heavily armed security forces drove through the centre in a convoy, a day...
OUAGADOUGOU: Shots rang out inBurkina Faso's capital on Saturday and heavily armed security forces drove through the centre in a convoy, a day...
Johannesburg: Jet fuel supplies at one of Africa's busiest airports are running low following further delays in deliveries, South Africa's state-controlled airports company...
More than a dozen soldiers seized control of Burkina Faso's state television late Friday, declaring that the country's coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col. Paul...
ABUJA: Presidential candidates in Nigeria signed an accord Thursday committing to a peaceful campaign for the 2023 election. Nearly all of the 18...
KAMPALA: Five people have died from Ebola in Uganda and another 19 deaths were likely caused by the disease, the president said on...
DAKAR: A long-awaited trial of eleven men, including former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara, accused of responsibility for a 2009 stadium massacre and...
Mogadishu: Somalia’s army, backed by thousands of militia members, have driven al-Shabaab militants out of central areas of the country in the largest...
KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo has declared the end of its latest Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern province of North Kivu, Health...
CAIRO: Sudanese medical officials warned on Monday that more than 1, 500 unidentified bodies piled up in several of the country’s morgues could...
LAGOS: Nigeria's national electricity grid collapsed on Monday leaving many parts of the country without power, electricity distribution companies said. The grid has...
NAIROBI, Kenya: A multi-story building collapsed outside Kenya's capital Monday, and rescuers are picking through the debris in search of several people reported...
An outbreak of Ebola in Uganda spread to two new districts as the death toll doubled from Friday. Two new districts reported cases...
The Somali National Army with the help of the local people killed 30 Al-Shabab militantsin the last operations and liberated almost 15 areas,...
KAMPALA: Uganda said on Sunday its Ebola caseload had jumped to 16 people while a further 18 people also likely had the disease,...
United Nations: Mali’s prime minister lashed out Saturday at everyone from former colonizer France to the UN secretary-general, saying that the tumultuous country...
DAKAR: A 48-hour strike by air traffic controllers in West and Central Africa has been suspended, their union said on Saturday. The strike,...
Uganda said 11 people have died in the latest Ebola outbreak and at least two dozen others have been admitted to a health...
Burkina Faso's coup leader-turned-president defended his military takeover on Friday, though he acknowledged it was "perhaps reprehensible" and inconsistent with the United Nations'...
