Mahama charges African gov'ts to empower women for increased productivity
Former President John Dramani Mahama has made a case for governments on the continent to take an interest in empowering…
Shock and fear amid South Africa cannibalism case
Fear has gripped the village of Shayamoya in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province after the discovery of a decapitated body.
Sierra Leone mudslide: How survivors lost everything
More than 3,000 people lost their homes in last week's mudslide in Sierra Leone, which killed at least 499 people,…
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Grace Mugabe: South Africa grants immunity despite assault claim
South Africa has granted diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe, allowing her to leave the country without answering…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returns from UK
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after three months of medical leave in the UK.
Sierra Leone mudslide: Gruesome clear-up after disaster
At least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
Burials for Sierra Leone mudslide victims
Nearly half of the 400 people known to have died in a mudslide and flooding on the outskirts of the…
Kenya election: Raila Odinga to challenge result in court
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has said he will mount a legal challenge to the result of last week's election,…
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Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to consider the plea…
The Nigerian government has temporarily suspended plans to start a…
Young people in Africa have been recognised as an asset…
Sierra Leone mudslide: At least 600 still missing in Freetown
At least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown,…
Burkina Faso gun attack kills 18 people at cafe
Gunmen have shot dead 18 people and injured others at a cafe in the centre of the capital of Burkina…
Sierra Leone mudslide kills hundreds as houses are buried
At least 179 people have been killed in a mudslide near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the Red Cross says.
Kenya election 2017: AU and Commonwealth say poll credible
Foreign observers have expressed confidence in Kenya's electoral process, despite opposition claims of massive fraud.
Kenya poll dispute,Red cross volunteers killed in Car
Allegations by Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga that the electoral system that was being used to transmit results was hacked…