Age-old territorial claims are threatening to embroil Ethiopia and Sudan into armed conflict, as bickering over disputed strips of farmland in recent weeks has boiled over into the most serious

Lawyers for Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine on Monday filed a challenge in the Supreme Court against President Yoweri Museveni’s victory in last month’s election, claiming the poll was rigged.

Prince Tony Momoh, a veteran journalist, politician and a former Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture (1986–1990) during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida is dead

The office of the Algerian Prime Minister says it has begun discussions to have Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine made in the country. “The two parties agreed to start contacts

Gunmen have released seven orphans who were kidnapped from an orphanage on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital, Abuja, two weeks ago. The criminals had stormed the orphanage in Abaji area

Nine people have died after al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, battling security forces until the early hours of Monday, according to a police

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has said he will no longer appear before a commission investigating corruption during his presidency. The inquiry, known as the Zondo Commission, was established to investigate

Nigeria’s Presidency on Sunday threatened another lockdown of the country if Nigerians fail to comply with compulsory wearing of face masks while in public places. The Senior Special Assistant to

Will President Muhammadu Buhari replace the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, who is billed to retire Monday, February 1, after clocking 35 years in service or extend his tenure?

The Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.Gen. Lucky Irabor on Sunday led other service chiefs to pay their first operational visit to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, the epicentre of insurgency

More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) since violence erupted over a December election result, according to the UN refugee agency. The CAR army,

Tunisia will issue debt worth up to $3 billion this year and aims to roll over some existing credit arrangements while setting in train wider economic reforms, Finance Minister Ali

About 26 people are said to have been abducted by gunmen along the Kaduna -Kachia road and Kugo village in Chikun Local government area of Kaduna state. No fewer than

At least 5,500 families in Mozambique’s central Manica province have been stranded without access to aid after last weekend’s Cyclone Eloise, the authorities say. The National Institute for Disaster Risk

Central African Republic war crimes suspect Mahamat Said Abdel Kani has made his first appearance at the International Criminal Court (ICC). An alleged leader of Séléka, a largely Muslim rebel

South Africa’s spy agency has been accused of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on illegal undercover operations to protect former President Jacob Zuma from corruption investigations. The allegations, made