Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) has said forensic teams in the country have discovered 10 more bodies in mass graves in a once militia-controlled town outside the capital Tripoli.

A South African court has ruled that French arms supplier Thales will have to face charges in the country over allegedly corrupt payments made to former President Jacob Zuma. The

Mali has announced it plans to buy more than 8.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine and expects to start a vaccination campaign in April. The West African nation – which

Most domestic flights in Mozambique have been cancelled and shipping banned off the central coast, because of the approach of storm Eloise. Rains and strong winds have already been affecting

A court in Ethiopia has dropped six charges against prominent former media mogul Jawar Mohammed related to the possession of illegal firearms. He was detained, along with several other people,

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed a suit filed by the family of the country’s late dictator Sani Abacha seeking access to the looted funds which had been stashed in Swiss

The UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten has said there are serious allegations of sexual violence being reported in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, including a high number of alleged

The UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten has said there are serious allegations of sexual violence being reported in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, including a high number

Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria on Thursday weighed in on the raging agitation for the restructuring of Nigeria, warning that restructuring alone cannot solve the problem of the country.

Nigerian Nurses on Thursday warned that inadequate medical personnel could jeopardise the efforts of the federal and state governments to administer Covid-19 vaccines on Nigerians. They spoke just as the

Nigeria’s federal government has approved N6.45 billion (about $17m) for the establishment of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide in a bid to enhance the treatment of Covid-19 patients who

The Appeal Division of the Kano State High Court has set aside the death sentence slammed on a Kano singer, Aminu Sharif, for blasphemy. The court ordered a retrial of

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Thursday accused traditional rulers in the state of sabotaging his administration’s peace efforts which has led to the recent deterioration of insecurity in the

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has raised concerns over the nation’s huge revenue losses due to leakages arising from activities of revenue-generating agencies and has mandated the Federal Inland Revenue Service

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has criticised Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for rejecting COVID-19 vaccines. Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Chairman of NGF said this in

Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says the continent’s Covid-19 case fatality rate is now higher than the global average, describing the development as “worrying and concerning”.

State-owned Ethiopian News Agency has quoted Ethiopia’s military as accusing an unnamed “third party” of being behind its dispute with Sudan. Army Chief of Staff General Birhanu Jula on Wednesday

Authorities in Ghana say people behind an alleged baby-harvesting and child-trafficking syndicate operating at health facilities in the West African nation have been arrested. It follows months of investigations that