The money was hidden "under the cushions of a sofa in a little-used room

President Hage Geingob, who is due to step down at the end of his current term,...

Nguema Mbasogo becomes world's longest-serving ruler.

The head of government, who appears seated at a desk with tired features

Lawmakers torn apart equipment and broke a vase.

Boko Haram no longer has the strength to attack the barracks

The M23 rebels signed a peace agreement with the government but re-emerged late last year

Darfur remains regularly shaken by violence, particularly between rival tribes.

The deployment of Kenyan soldiers comes after Kenya's parliament approved the dispatch of just over 900 troops...

But any talk about who might succeed Biya, is strictly taboo in government circles.

African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki congratulated the parties on reaching a deal.

King Misuzulu, who's the 9th king of the 11-million-strong Zulu nation

Sharif was killed by Kenyan police officers on Sunday night

Schools and universities were shut during the uprising, with opposition groups

The Government of Ethiopia assumes immediate control of all airports

He handed himself in on July 7 last year to begin his sentence

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in January

A volatile West African country that is battling a mounting Islamic insurgency.

Three Zimbabwean men were burnt to ashes by a mob in the Mashamba area

Somali government is mobilizing the residents to take arms against Al-Shabaab.

Amid immense pressure from the public, and ahead of the President's trip to the U.S., the...

Parts of Africa face famine conditions not seen in the last 40 years.

Grand P is not just known across francophone countries for his superb performances but globally

Famine is at the door and we are receiving a final warning

The Shebab extremists announced they had targeted fighters from a local sub-clan.

The Ethiopian government has accused Tigrayan forces of sparking the recent escalation.

Angolans who live abroad were eligible to cast their ballots from overseas for the first time.

More than 14 million people in the oil and diamond rich country are eligible to vote.

Azimio's Raila Odinga, who managed 6,942,930 votes 48.85 percent

Many of the victims were children.

We have observed that we are not moving as fast as we should.

The picture that is emerging from the region indicates the operation against al-Shabab fighters has been...

Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre's 75-member government was confirmed moments after mortar shells struck residential neighbourhoods

The RDF has launched multiple attacks on Congolese territory against the Hutu groups

South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011

The Mission is committed to continuing to work alongside the Congolese population and authorities

Kenya has a history of election-related violence including excessive and unlawful use of force

We've long known Russia is exploiting Sudan's natural resources," one former US official told CNN.

The Agreement will also mitigate trade barriers to ensure a smooth exchange of goods and services.

The symptoms of Marburg include diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting.

Thousands of people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced in a jihadist campaign...

The assault began around 9 am, when armed men allegedly belonging to the OLA surrounded villages...

The violence is between the Hausa and Berti ethnic groups.

The trouble between the Birta and Hausa tribes started recent owing to a dispute over an...

The suspension comes after Mali arrested 49 soldiers from Ivory Coast on Sunday, July 10, 2022.

The tweet referenced the civil war experience where millions of people from the southeast were killed.

Mr Bucyibaruta was police chief of the southern region of Gikongoro (since re-named Nyamagabe) at the...

Dos Santos was replaced in 2017 by President João Lourenço who had him investigated, following several...

For decades, the village had been a sanctuary for families, who farmed the land and cared...

The numbers are compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)

Ethiopia has said that Sudan took advantage of the deadly conflict in its northern Tigray region...

At least 23 migrants died and 140 police officers were wounded in the ensuing violence, according...

Somalia has suffered through four unprecedented failed rainy seasons in a row - something that has...

International human rights organisations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch noted it "sent a strong...

Tolulope is the fourth child in a family of five from Kajola, Oyo State in the...

Among them are General Moussa Bemba Keita, the former chief of staff and former minister of...

In a joint session of the two houses of the parliament, the Upper House and Lower...

The committee decided to hold the election on May 15th, just two days prior to the...

Mahamat pays tribute to the Burundian peacekeepers who lost their lives helping to bring peace and...

UN News reports that the infected patient was a 31-year-old man who began experiencing symptoms on April...

The trial comes exactly five months after officers from the SCC  arrested former rebel chief Hassan...

Mali's army announced on the 1st of  April that it had killed 203 "militants" in Moura,...

Although Somalia now has a quota system for female lawmakers, women are frequently held back from...

Judge Jackson was confirmed on a 53-47 vote, with three Republicans joining all 50 Democrats in...

The charismatic Marxist revolutionary Sankara was gunned down in the West African nation’s capital Ouagadougou at...

Mali's army said that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in Moura late last...

The Militia leader has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges of war crimes and crimes...

President Salva Kiir and his former rival, Vice-President Riek Machar, signed a key military agreement on...

Twelve of the fourteen people present in court, including General Gilbert Diendéré, 61, one of the...

The Governor of Rwanda’s Western Province, François Habitegeko, on Tuesday, categorically refuted “the baseless accusations” from...

France and allied European countries are withdrawing their anti-militia forces from Mali after diplomatic relations broke...

According to SANews the recent conviction of a couple who cheated the UIF's COVID-19 Temporary Employer-Employee...

Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) PRESS RELEASE The   Uganda government has failed to hold to account security...

Hindu-majority India and Muslim Pakistan have fought three wars since independence from British colonial rule in...

the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said it had designated Farhad...