Ten people died when a house fire broke out near Guinea's capital Conakry in the early hours of July 3 morning, the government of the…
Twenty-five soldiers accused of "fleeing the enemy" while fighting M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to death July 3 during a…
Kenyan police said they have arrested more than 270 people masquerading as protesters who are suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies…
South Africa's new unity government under President Cyril Ramaphosa began being sworn in during a televised ceremony in Cape Town on July 3 following weeks…
Kenyan police fired tear gas to scatter small crowds in the capital Nairobi on July 2, AFP reporters saw, after youth activists called for fresh…
Libya reopened its Ras Jedir border crossing with Tunisia, the key transit point between the countries, at a ceremony July 1, three months after it…
Mauritania's incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election at the helm of the vast desert nation, seen as a rock of…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new government on June 30 with the former opposition parties getting 12 out of 32 portfolios after the…
At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country,…
There is a realistic chance of famine in 14 areas across Sudan if the war that began in April last year escalates, a global monitor…
Kenyan police put up roadblocks on streets leading to the presidential palace on June 27 as some protesters vowed to "occupy State House" despite the…
A mortar attack in the turbulent east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed two South African soldiers and wounded 20 others, the army…
Authorities in the Democratic of Congo have approved the use of two mpox vaccines to try to tackle an upsurge in cases and a dangerous…
Kenya's President William Ruto vowed to take a tough line against "violence and anarchy" on June 25, after protests against his government's proposed tax hikes…
South Africa has recorded its third death from the viral infection mpox in an outbreak that started in May and has seen 16 laboratory-confirmed cases…
Kenya braced for a nationwide strike on June 25 in response to a call by youth protesters for a countrywide shutdown, as opposition to the…
A Kenyan force to lead a UN-backed multinational mission to tackle gang violence in Haiti departed Nairobi late on June 24, interior minister Kithure Kindiki…
Kuwait on June 24 said it would lift a visa ban on domestic workers from the Philippines after a year-long suspension sparked by a row…
Senegal on June 24 said it had implemented voluntary coronavirus screening tests and reimposed the wearing of masks at Dakar's international airport for returning pilgrims…
Floods and landslides killed at least 24 people in 10 days in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city, authorities said on June 24 after an unusually…
One person died and dozens were injured during a stampede at President Paul Kagame's campaign rally, Rwanda's national broadcaster reported, ahead of a vote widely…
A Kenyan force will leave for Haiti on June 25 to lead a UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence, despite court challenges against it, government…
Egypt withdrew the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of…
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani called on West African countries to come together in the face of jihadism, in an interview with AFP…
Tunisian President Kais Saied on June 21 sacked the minister of religious affairs, the presidency said in a statement, after 49 Tunisians were reported to…
