Ouagadougou: Demonstrators in Burkina Faso's capital on Friday demanded France's ambassador leave the country and called for the closure of a French military...
Ouagadougou: Demonstrators in Burkina Faso's capital on Friday demanded France's ambassador leave the country and called for the closure of a French military...
Libreville: Gabon's foreign minister Michael Moussa Adamo died on Friday after suffering a heart attack during a cabinet meeting, the government and a...
Freetown: Sierra Leone passed a law on Thursday requiring public and private entities to reserve 30 percent of their jobs for women, in...
Dakar: Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko vowed on Thursday he would run for president next year despite facing a trial for rape charges....
Bamako: Mali's military rulers received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia on Thursday, an AFP correspondent noted, the latest in a series of...
Algiers: A former Algerian energy minister was sentenced in absentia on Thursday to 20 years in prison for corruption, the latest ruling against...
Johannesburg: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness (CEPI) will invest up to $50m over 10 years to help Senegal's Institut Pasteur expand Africa's ability...
Goma: Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Congo's eastern city of Goma on Wednesday who were calling on authorities to enforce...
Johannesburg: South African authorities euthanised a tiger on Wednesday after she escaped from an enclosure in a private home, killed several animals and...
Ouagadougou: Piercing thorns and stones underfoot did not stop the young woman as she charged through thickets, baby strapped to her back, fleeing...
Davos: Egypt is seeing good investor appetite for stakes in its state-owned enterprises, the country's planning minister said on Wednesday, as the government...
Dar es Salaam: Ride-hailing giant Uber has resumed its services in Tanzania, it said on Wednesday, settling a fare dispute with the government....
DAKAR: Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday said the M23 rebel group had not fully withdrawn from areas it seized in eastern Democratic...
LONDON: The head of Nigeria's electoral commission said it will not postpone next month's presidential vote despite worries over widespread insecurity including attacks...
Tunis: Conflict-wracked Libya donated several dozen trucks of food supplies on Tuesday to neighbouring Tunisia, the Libyan embassy said, months into an economic...
Tunis: Tunisian President Kais Saied's former chief of staff was sentenced in absentia on Tuesday to prison over audio recordings critical of him,...
Somalia’s central bank aims to replace the only high-value currency note still in use by next year to deal with counterfeit bills, excess...
Lagos: Braving stressful waits, red tape and repeated visits, Nigerians are rushing to pick up their voting cards for next month's presidential election,...