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Hopes were fading of finding any more survivors by day three of the search effort. By Casmir ODUOR (AFP)

Families bury victims as Tanzania ferry disaster toll passes 200

11 hours ago

Grieving families were on Sunday preparing to bury victims of Tanzania's de ...

Nigeria's fuel subsidy bill has spiked and as February elections approach, questions are being asked about the government's management of oil sales and earnings. By STEFAN HEUNIS (AFP)

Nigeria's Buhari under fire over 'astronomic' fuel subsidy bill

11 hours ago

It's only September but Nigerians are already dreading Christmas. For years ...

Not all Zambians are happy about China's presence in the country. By DAWOOD SALIM (AFP)

'Say no to China': Anger mounts in Zambia over Beijing's presence

12 hours ago

"China equals Hitler" said the sign held up in the Zambian capital Lusaka b ...

Local politicians are putting great faith in Chinese-made tricycle taxis with rechargable solar energy panels which have been plying routes in Jacqueville, a coastal town outside Abidjan. By SIA KAMBOU (AFP)

Ivory Coast looks to solar vehicles to replace bush taxis

12 hours ago

Hi-tech, cheap -- and quiet. The Ivorian resort of Jacqueville just outside ...

Moroccan activists have launched a social media campaign to ban pop star Saad Lamjarred from the kingdom's radio stations after he was arrested in France last month on a third rape charge. By FETHI BELAID (AFP/File)

Singer Lamjarred case reopens Morocco violence against women debate

13 hours ago

Still adored at home despite three separate rape charges in France, Morocca ...

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'Attack' on Swiss ship off the Nigerian coast: Bern

17 hours ago

A Swiss-operated ship has been attacked off the coast of Nigeria, Switzerla ...

Somaliland Hosts Historic Women In Tech Africa Event

Somaliland Hosts Historic Women In Tech Africa Event

19 hours ago

More than 200 women will gather in Somaliland this week as the nation hosts ...

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Elected lawmakers in eSwatini have little power as King Mswati III, pictured August 2017, has complete control over parliament and government as well as the judiciary, civil service and security forces. By GULSHAN KHAN (AFP/File)

AU calls for eSwatini to end ban on political p...

23 hours ago

African Union election observers urged eSwatini Saturday to lift a ban on politi ...

Teodorin Nguema Obiang is vice president of Equatorial Guinea and son of its longtime president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema. By Steve JORDAN (AFP/File)

Entourage of E. Guinea president's son tripped ...

September 16, 2018

More than $16 million in cash and luxury watches were seized at an airport in Br ...

The MV Nyerere may have been carrying double its passenger capacity when it capsized, state media reported. By Stringer (AFP)

Tanzania president orders arrests over ferry di...

September 22, 2018

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday ordered the arrest of the management ...

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at a press conference in Jeddah on September 16, 2018. By Amer HILABI (AFP)

Ethiopia, Eritrea seek to bolster truce at Saud...

September 16, 2018

Ethiopia and Eritrea signed an agreement Sunday at a summit in Saudi Arabia, bol ...

A picture from the Algerian Press Service (APS) shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel meeting Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia in Algiers on September 17, 2018. By Handout (APS/AFP)

Algeria will take back its citizens illegally i...

September 17, 2018

Algeria will take back its citizens illegally residing in Germany, Prime Ministe ...

The cost of environmental crime to developing countries is estimated to be more than $70 billion a year. By STRINGER (ANPN/AFP/File)

African tourism alarmed by rhino, elephant loss...

September 16, 2018

Animal conservation in Africa has suffered several setbacks in recent months pro ...

Not all Zambians are happy about China's presence in the country. By DAWOOD SALIM (AFP)

'Say no to China': Anger mounts in Zambia over ...

12 hours ago

"China equals Hitler" said the sign held up in the Zambian capital Lusaka by a p ...

Hundreds of Israelis from the Jewish Ethiopian community hold up photographs of relatives outside the parliament in Jerusalem on March 12, 2018 during a demonstration demanding the state allow their family members in Ethiopia to join them in Israel. By MENAHEM KAHANA (AFP)

Netanyahu gives 1,000 Ethopians right to immigr...

September 17, 2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday decided to allow 1,000 Ethiopians to ...

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