United Nations and Ethiopia reach aid pact for war-hit Tigray
Ethiopia and the United Nations agreed on Wednesday to channel desperately-needed humanitarian aid to the...
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Experts say that the Ethiopian War may become insurgency guerrilla warefare
Ethiopia’s nearly month-long war against rebellious northern forces may be transforming into a guerrilla conflict,...
Sisi: Egypt supports resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
The Egyptian president said that Cairo will continue its efforts to end the dispute between...
In Sudan camp, a Tigray farmer once displaced by famine now shelters from war
Ethiopian farmer Berhan Halie came to Sudan 35 years ago to escape hunger. Now 65...
The Tigray Forces claim to have shot down the Ethiopian aircraft, taken a city
Rebellious forces from Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray said they had shot down a military...
Ghana: Ensure peaceful election – Obasanjo begs NPP, NDC
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the top political parties in Ghana to ensure...
Cyclone hits Somalia’s Puntland, 8 people confirmed dead, spread of locusts feared
A cyclone that hit parts of Somalia this week killed eight people and displaced thousands,...
Ethiopian forces capture town, push toward Tigrayan capital, senior military official says
The Ethiopian military has seized control of the town of Wikro, 50 km (30 miles)...
Ethiopia to launch ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region, says PM
The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the northern Tigray...
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis explained: The long, medium, and short story
A conflict between the government of Ethiopia and forces in its northern Tigray region has...
Armed men in T-shirts enforce the law, raise election violence fears in Uganda
Supporters of Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine take cover from tear gas during his...
Egypt showcases scores of 2,500-year-old coffins
Egypt on Saturday showcased more than 100 coffins dating back 2,500 years, the latest and...
Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan describe air strikes and machete killings in Tigray
Civilians fleeing fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region described bombing by government warplanes, shooting on...
Save-Our-Soul: Nigerian traders in Ghana beg FG to evacuate them back home
Nigerian traders in Ghana on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to evacuate them from...
Ghana presidential election: Primate Ayodele reveals what will happen
Ahead of Ghana election, the leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has...
Rape victim refuses to testify against abuser, begs police for his contact as she revealed that he satisfied her
A Botswanan rape victim pulled a shocker as she refused to testify against a Zimbabwean...
Woman bites off man’s pen!s after he bursts into her home and makes sick demands
A woman who bit off a man’s penis during an armed robbery has spoken out...
Woman bites off male organ of ‘rapist who asked for bl0w job’
Juanita, a 24-year-old Ghanaian woman, has bitten off the male organ of Emmanuel Ankron, a...
Guinea court declares Conde elected president
Guinea’s Constitutional Court on Saturday declared incumbent Alpha Conde had been reelected for a controversial...
‘Disgrace’ and a ‘mess’: Africans taken aback by U.S. election turmoil
For some Africans, President Donald Trump’s actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have...
Malawi to be first African state with embassy in Jerusalem
Malawi is one of the few African states with which Israel has continuously had diplomatic...
Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santo, loses husband
Africa’s proclaimed richest woman, Isabel dos Santos’s has lost her, husband, Sindika Dokolo. He died...
Two sentenced to death in Mali over hotel, restaurant attacks
A Malian court handed a death sentence to a suspected jihadist and his co-defendant on...
Africa records more COVID-19 cases – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa on Monday confirmed that there are...
Seventh child dies as Cameroon reels from shooting attack on school
A 12-year-old girl died on Sunday from wounds sustained when gunmen stormed a school in...
Gunmen storm Cameroon school and kill several children
Gunmen stormed a school in southwestern Cameroon, killing at least eight children and wounding a dozen...
Yes to Israel from Khartoum is only a side plot in Sudan drama – analysis
Israelis need to realize that the situation in Sudan is very different from the United...
Sudan becomes third Arab state to set aside hostilities with Israel this year
Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday to take steps to normalize relations in a deal...
South African man sentenced to 70 years in prison for raping his ex-girlfriend
A South African man was sentenced to 70 years behind bars on Monday, October 19,...
South African gang abducted, tortured and raped lesbian couple before hanging and burning their bodies
A gang abducted a lesbian couple in South Africa before torturing, raping, hanging and burning...
WTO: 79 countries endorse Okonjo-Iweala’s candidacy
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala voiced confidence on Friday in her quest to lead the crisis-wracked World...
Sudan to normalize ties with Israel after US ultimatum – report
The decision was reportedly made after a heated discussion on Wednesday. Sudanese protesters shout slogans...
South African police woman shoots her husband dead, injures her daughter before killing herself
Police are investigating a case of murder, arson and attempted murder after a 34 year...
At least 11 die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 11 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Sunday,...
Abducted Malian politician Soumaila Cissé freed after govt releases 100 prisoners
In this September 15, 2018 photo, Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé greets supporters as he...
A year after Nobel, Abiy tries to beautify a divided Ethiopia
The 48-hectare Friendship Square is rich in symbolism promoting unity EDUARDO SOTERAS AFP For the...
WTO DG: Okonjo-Iweala makes final round, 3 candidates drop
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: in the final round of WTO race with South Korean Yoo Myung-hee Nigeria’s...
Egypt town fears worst for local men lost en route to Europe
Egyptian Karim Farrag displays a picture of his brother Mohamed who went missing in Libya...
17-year-old girl gang raped to death in Cameroon
A 17-year-old girl identified as Minette Fotsting is reported to have been raped to death...
Tunisia to ban gatherings, cut public-sector work hours due to pandemic
Tunisian authorities will ban all gatherings and reduce working hours for employees in the public...
Former Ugandan university lecturer sentenced for sexually molesting female student
A former Makerere University Senior Administrative Assistant has been sentenced to a fine of Shs4m...
UN calls on new Mali government to implement peace agreement
Moctar Ouane, pictured in January 2009, has been appointed as Mali’s new prime minister RAVEENDRAN...
French court approves transfer of Rwanda genocide suspect to UN tribunal
A handout picture of Kabuga, distributed by the International Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals...
Life returning to normal in Africa, but virus fears linger
Across Africa, life is starting to return to a kind of normalcy – which some...
Continent Saved by God: Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa’s low fatality rates from pandemic
Africa’s overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting...
Crime Country: South African police rescue 10 ‘sex slaves’ from brothel, arrest five suspects
Hawks have rescued 10 women from an alleged human trafficking ring and arrested five people...
Diplomat named Mali PM, meeting regional bloc demand for civilian
FILE PHOTO: Malian Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane attends a foreign ministers’ meeting in Algiers March...
Ghana announces arrest of 31 insurgents
Alleged members of the insurgency group calling for creation of Westerrn Togoland out of Ghana...
Two stupid men hack each other to death while fighting over woman in Uganda
Two men died on Saturday morning, September 26, while fighting over a woman in Kayunga,...
African court requests ex-Ivorian president Gbagbo’s voting rights be restored
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo appears before the International Criminal Court in The Hague,...
