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Soldiers with the DRC military have made multiple death threats against journalist and Radio Communautaire Amkeni Biakato director Parfait Katoto. Photo: Courtesy of Parfait Katoto

DRC soldiers threaten to kill journalist Parfait Katoto over...

May 17, 2024

Kinshasa, May 15, 2024 – Congolese authorities should take swift and compre ...

Sonko was among a group of opposition politicians freed from prison 10 days before the March 24 presidential ballot. By SEYLLOU AFP

Senegal PM questions French military presence

May 17, 2024

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has questioned the military presence ...

Kenya has said it is ready to provide up to 1,000 personnel to a UN-backed mission to Haiti. By YASUYOSHI CHIBA AFPFile

Kenya's Haiti deployment faces new court challenge

May 17, 2024

A small Kenyan opposition party has filed a new lawsuit seeking to prevent ...

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Senegal's PM Sonko questions future of French military prese...

May 17, 2024

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has raised the possibility of closi ...

Commissioner Lighe Commits To Increase Womens Quota In Maritime Labor Force

Commissioner Lighe Commits To Increase Women’s Quota In Mari...

May 17, 2024

Monrovia, Liberia, May 15, 2024: Statistics show that women’s quota in the ...

Paris calling: Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele. By HENRY NICHOLLS AFP

Ethiopian legend Bekele returns to Olympics after 12 years

May 16, 2024

Ethiopian running legend Kenenisa Bekele will return to the Olympics for th ...

Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won May's presidential election. By Issouf SANOGO AFPFile

Chad junta chief officially wins election

May 16, 2024

Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won the African nation ...

Mass weddings are common in mostly Muslim northern Nigeria. By Kola Sulaimon AFP

Nigeria lawmaker's plan for mass wedding of orphans sparks u...

May 16, 2024

A Nigerian state lawmaker's plan to sponsor the marriage of 100 brides orph ...

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May 14, 2024

Abidjan-Lagos corridor: opening of the workshop to validate the results of the spatial development initiative study Abidjan-Lagos corridor: opening of the workshop to validate the results of the s...

May 12, 2024

Britain's Prince Harry C, Duke of Sussex, took part in a Lagos basketball exhibition on his visit to Nigeria to promote the Invictus Games. By Kola Sulaimon AFP Prince Harry, Meghan end Nigeria tour with Lagos visit

May 12, 2024

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, travelled to Lagos after their trip to Abuja. By Kola SULAIMON AFP Prince Harry, Meghan finish Nigeria tour in Lagos

May 12, 2024

Sonia Dahmani was arrested late Saturday after criticising the state of Tunisia on television, her attorney Dalila Msaddek said. By FETHI BELAID AFP Three Tunisian pundits arrested over critical remarks: lawyers

May 12, 2024

SERAP, BudgIT, 136 Nigerians want court to stop Tinubu govt from imposing cybersecurity levy on Nigerians SERAP, BudgIT, 136 Nigerians want court to stop Tinubu govt from imposing cybers...

May 11, 2024

Gbagbo said he would serve only one term, take measures to halt rampant corruption and make the judiciary more independent. By Sia KAMBOU AFP Ex-I.Coast leader Gbagbo candidate for vote he is banned from

May 10, 2024

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan visit a school in Abuja to open an event on mental health for students. By Kola SULAIMON AFP Prince Harry, Meghan visit Nigeria for Invictus drive

May 10, 2024

Ex-president Jacob Zuma is fronting a new opposition party that has become a potential disrupter in the May 29 general election. By Phill Magakoe AFP S.Africa's top court hears critical Zuma election case

May 10, 2024

Chad's army forces deployed on N'Djamena's streets after junta leader General Deby won the presidential election. By Issouf SANOGO AFP Chad troops out in force after junta chief elected president

May 10, 2024

Denis Sassou Gueipeur AFP Chad's military ruler Déby wins disputed presidential vote

May 9, 2024

Monday's vote is intended to end three years of military rule in Chad. By Issouf SANOGO AFPFile Chad PM claims first-round win in presidential vote

May 9, 2024

Monday's vote is intended to end three years of military rule in Chad. By Issouf SANOGO AFPFile Chad election results to be announced ahead of schedule

May 9, 2024

Dozens of people were still unaccounted for, after a building collapsed in South Africa. By Willie van Tonder AFP Hope dwindles in S.Africa two days after deadly building collapse

May 9, 2024

Goma and Sake in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. By Nalini LEPETIT-CHELLA, Valentina BRESCHI AFP Seven villagers die in DR Congo attack blamed on rebels

May 8, 2024

Distribution of mattresses brings comfort to Timichi village, Al Haouz Province, funded by the Intrepid Foundation; Photo by HAF High Atlas Foundation and Intrepid Foundation Unite in Post-Earthquake Recovery ...

May 8, 2024

AFP - PHILL MAGAKOE South Africa's Zuma tackles dissent in recently formed MK party ahead of electio...

May 7, 2024

Kenya Airways KQ said it would resume flights to Kinshasa on May 8. By Tony KARUMBA AFPFile Kenya Airways says to resume flights to Kinshasa after staff freed

May 6, 2024

The five-storey building was flattened in the collapse trapping a construction crew. By Willie van Tonder AFP S.Africa building collapse kills two, traps dozens: police

May 6, 2024

The Commissions of ECOWAS and WAEMU ratified seminal Action Plan of the ECOWAS-WAEMU Cooperation Agreement The Commissions of ECOWAS and WAEMU ratified seminal Action Plan of the ECOWAS-W...

May 6, 2024

Succes Masra has been ramping up considerable support in recent weeks and is seen by southerners as their standard-bearer. By Joris Bolomey AFP Chad's presidential poll to exacerbate north-south divide