Demonstrations erupted in the coastal town of Brufut on Wednesday as residents rallied against the rearrest of Ousainou Bojang and his sister, Amie Bojang, just…
At least 13 civilians were killed and 57 others injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a military ammunition depot in Burundi economic capital Bujumbura…
African governments are implementing sharp fuel price increases as the Iran war disrupts global oil supply, pushing costs higher and raising inflation concerns across the…
Somalia has opened its 30th overseas national ID registration office at the Somali embassy in Nairobi to enable citizens in Kenya to register for biometric…
South Africa is seeking to deepen its long-standing infrastructure partnership with China, with a strong focus on upgrading ports, rail and road networks, Deputy President…
The African Union has appointed former Tanzania president Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete as High Representative for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, in a…
Uganda’s economy expanded by 8.5% in the quarter ended December 2024, sharply up from 5.4% in the same period a year earlier, as surging consumer…
Ugandan opposition leader and former pop star Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu — widely known as Bobi Wine — has left Uganda after spending more than two…
Senegal’s National Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a new law doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual relations to 10 years and criminalising the “promotion”…
A French humanitarian working for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) was killed Wednesday in a drone strike in Goma, underscoring mounting dangers for civilians…