The United States called September 9 for an investigation into the death of a Tanzanian opposition figure killed over the weekend after his party said…
A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria's Niger State killing at least 52 people, a rescue…
A member of the Tanzanian opposition party Chadema has been found dead after being "abducted" by armed men suspected to be security agents, the party…
Sudan has rejected a call by UN experts for the deployment of an "independent and impartial force" to protect millions of civilians driven from their…
Less than half of Algeria's eligible voters cast a ballot in the country's presidential poll, preliminary figures from electoral authorities showed early September 8, despite…
A total of 21 boys were confirmed dead on September 7 after a blaze tore through a school dormitory in central Kenya, a tragedy that…
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in Kenya on September 5, four days after being set on fire by her boyfriend, medics and Ugandan athletics officials…
Botswana will hold general elections on October 30, the president of the stable and diamond-rich southern African country announced September 3. President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who…
Senegal's parliament has rejected a draft revision of the constitution put forward by the country's new leaders and seen as paving the way for the…
Tunisia's electoral board said September 2 it approved three candidates for an October 6 presidential election, ignoring court rulings that had granted appeals by three…
At least 129 people were killed during a weekend prison break attempt at the largest jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the interior minister…
Algeria has arrested seven people including four Moroccans accused of belonging to a "spy ring", prosecutors said on September 1, less than a week before…
A former head of Libya's coastguard, who was known as a key trafficker of people and fuel, was killed by unknown assailants, local media has…
Torrential rains in Niger have killed at least 15 more people, regional authorities said on September 1, the latest casualties of the downpours lashing the…
Africa faces a disproportionate burden from climate change and the costs of adapting, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report on September…
Algeria has been approved for membership in the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), the country’s finance ministry has announced. The decision was taken on August…
UNICEF said August 31 that it has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the…
The UN's deputy secretary-general welcomed food aid reaching Sudan but said it is insufficient as she visited a border post in Chad to witness the…
The African Union’s health watchdog on August 13 declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is…
US-mediated Sudan ceasefire talks were to kick off in Switzerland on August 14, even though the Sudanese government is set to stay away. Tom Perriello,…
DR Congo and Zambia on August 13 announced the reopening of a border post which had been closed after a trade dispute between the two…
Tanzania's main opposition party demanded on August 12 the release of its top leaders who were detained in a mass roundup ahead of a banned…
Talks to end Sudan’s 15-month war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will move forward in Geneva this…
Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in on August 11 for a fourth term, saying regional peace was a "priority" in the face of…
Tanzanian police have arrested leading opposition Chadema party figure Tundu Lissu and other leaders, a Chadema official said. They were arrested in the southwestern city…
