Police in Mozambique fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Maputo November 7 after the main opposition leader called for a demonstration against…
Senegal's former president Macky Sall has accused the new administration of seven months of "catastrophic" inaction, in a letter published November 6, less than two…
South Africa has closed a busy border crossing with Mozambique on November 5 following post-electoral violence in the country. Mozambique has been rocked by unrest…
A survivor from the capsizing of a migrant boat that claimed 25 lives off the Comoros told AFP November 5 that smugglers sank the vessel…
Botswana's new president took office November 4, praising his predecessor for allowing a smooth regime change without "apprehension" after elections that removed his party in…
Rwanda said November 4 it will no longer register petrol-driven motorbike taxis from the new year as it seeks to transition towards electric vehicles. "The…
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the release of children jailed for taking part in widespread anti-government protests whose frailty during their court appearances…
At least 14 people, including several children, were killed in a Ugandan refugee camp when lightning hit a makeshift church where they were sheltering, local…
The International Monetary Fund will this week begin its delayed fourth review of Egypt's 46-month loan programme, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on November 3.…
Social media access in Mozambique was restricted for a second time in a week October 31, a global internet watchdog said, as the opposition called…
The arid and sparsely populated country of Botswana counted votes October 31 from elections expected to return President Mokgweetsi Masisi to office after a first…
Mozambique's opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, whose whereabouts were unknown October 30, has called for a week-long strike to protest the result of a presidential election.…
Southern Africa's diamond-rich nation of Botswana votes in general elections October 30, with the ruling party seeking to extend its nearly six-decade rule and hand…
Senegal's navy has intercepted nearly 600 irregular migrants in the last 10 days departing from the coast of the West African country, according to posts…
Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said October 29, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale.…
Police in Mozambique killed at least 11 people and injured more than 50 others in violence after a disputed presidential election this month, Human Rights…
The deputy mayor of a city in Cameroon's English-speaking north hit by separatist violence has been killed after being abducted by armed assailants, CRTV state…
Fifteen unidentified bodies have been recovered off Tunisia's eastern coast, a judicial official told AFP on October 28, saying authorities have yet to determine whether…
Mozambique's leading opposition party Podemos filed a lawsuit demanding a recount of the country's election results, which led to protests and violence after the ruling…
French nuclear fuel firm Orano said on October 23 it was halting its uranium production in junta-ruled Niger from October 31, citing a "highly deteriorated"…
A Ugandan military court on October 23 sentenced 16 members of an opposition party to five years in prison on illegal possession of explosive devices…
The main opposition candidate in Mozambique's contested general election on October 22 accused security forces of killing his lawyer, as European Union observers cast doubt…
Local activists in central Sudan have reported over 50 people killed since clashes erupted in Al-Jazira state on October 20 after a paramilitary commander defected…
Kenya's High Court began October 22 hearing an appeal by impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his ouster in an unprecedented Senate vote last week.…
Chad's opposition Transformers party has said it will not run in the junta-ruled country's legislative and local elections on December 29 because the result was…
