More than forty thousand runners took part in the Great Ethiopian Run in the county's capital on Saturday. Participants in the race which included Ethiopian, Kenyan, and Eritrean athletes applauded the peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan...
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma, who has officially finished serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court, must return to prison after his conditional release last year on health grounds was contrary to the law, an appeals...
With urbanisation, Kenya's capital population has grown rapidly, doubling over the last 20 years. In 2019, nearly 4.5 million people lived in Nairobi.
This population density means that buildings have been built very close to each other. For this supermarket manager, it's...
The coastal communities along the Anloga-Anyanui channel of the Volta Lake are appealing for help after a sandbar blocked the channel linking the area to Ada-Foah in the Greater Accra Region, an important trading route for thousands of people.
Due...
The world’s longest-serving president is seeking re-election to continue his 43-year rule in Equatorial Guinea.
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, has presided over a regime marked by alleged human rights abuses, including torture and disappearances.
Some opposition candidates are standing,...
Lawyers representing Isabel dos Santos – the daughter of the former president of Angola – have said they were not aware of any arrest warrant issued against her by Interpol.
She has been accused of embezzlement and money laundering during...
Another five-storey residential building collapsed on Monday in Ruiru on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, hours after its over 100 tenants were evacuated.
The evacuation was witnessed by the local governor, Kimani Wamatangi, on Sunday afternoon after the building...
Polling stations closed in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday (Nov. 20), to begin the counting of the votes.
Millions of voters were expected to cast their ballots for the presidential, legislative and municipal elections.
According to some members of the voting centre,...
The world's French-speaking leaders gathered in Tunisia, ended Sunday (Nov 20) their two-day meeting.
The conference took place against the backdrop of growing instability in the Sahel, the Great Lakes regions and popular discontent in francophone Africa.
The secretary general of...
The United Nations General Assembly discussed the ongoing effort to reform the U.N.'s most powerful organ, the Security Council.
Debate centered on the discussion of expanding the number of member states in the council, the use of vetoes by permanent...