Libyan interior minister escapes shooting attack on motorcade in Tripoli
Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said he escaped a "well-planned" assassination attempt on Sunday in which gunmen fired on his motorcade in the capital Tripoli,...
U.N. chief to foreign forces: ‘Leave the Libyans alone’
The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for thousands of foreign fighters and mercenaries to immediately leave Libya, with Guterres demanding...
Thirteen dead, thousands homeless in southern Africa after storm Eloise
The death toll from storm Eloise rose to at least 13 on Monday after heavy winds, rain and flooding destroyed buildings, drowned crops and displaced...
Ugandan court orders opposition leader’s freedom, troops still block his home
A Ugandan court ordered security forces on Monday to free opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, whose house arrest since a presidential election has...
UK to launch global climate adaptation effort with partner countries
Britain will team up with Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, Saint Lucia and the Netherlands to help communities around the world that are threatened by climate change...
ICC has arrested Central African Republic war crimes suspect Said: statement
The International Criminal Court on Sunday said it had taken into custody a former Central African Republic commander of the “Seleka” faction suspected of war...
Biden to impose South Africa travel ban to combat new COVID-19 variant – CDC
President Joe Biden will impose a ban on most non-U.S. citizens entering the country who have recently been in South Africa starting Saturday in a...
Gov’t to approve sending Morocco normalization deal to Knesset for a vote
The government is expected to approve on Sunday sending the normalization deal with Morocco to the Knesset for approval. An initial declaration to resume ties...
‘Choose – I kill you or rape you’: abuse accusations surge in Ethiopia’s war
The young coffee seller said she was split from family and friends by an Ethiopian soldier at the Tekeze river, taken down a path, and...
Central African Republic declares state of emergency as rebels surround capital
The Central African Republic on Thursday announced a 15-day emergency as armed groups tried to blockade the capital Bangui in a bid to topple newly...
Uganda accuses U.S. envoy of subversion for trying to visit candidate
Uganda accused the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday of seeking to subvert last week’s presidential election by trying to visit the main opposition candidate at his...
REVEALED: How U.S. billions keep Museveni in power
Longtime Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni, who on Saturday won a sixth term as president with 60 percent of the vote, is being propped in office...
Ethiopian general says Eritrean troops entered Tigray
A senior Ethiopian general said in a video clip posted on social media this week that Eritrean troops had entered the country uninvited while his...
Chaos at Ghana’s parliament as lawmakers exchange blows
Ghanaians lawmakers exchanged blows during the dissolution of the seventh parliament Wednesday night. Footages from the overnight confrontation in parliament showed some of the legislators...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine asks ICC to investigate rights abuses
Uganda’s main opposition leader asked the International Criminal Court on Thursday to investigate President Yoweri Museveni and senior officials for sanctioning human rights abuses in...
Mali denies civilians were killed in French air strike
Mali’s defence ministry on Thursday denied mounting claims that a French air strike killed civilians attending a wedding, insisting that only Islamist militants were hit....
Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election
President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won Central African Republic’s Dec. 27 presidential election by securing more than 53% of votes in the first round, according to...
Central African rebels attack and enter town before election results announced
Rebel fighters in Central African Republic attacked and partially occupied a diamond-mining town on Sunday, four security and humanitarian sources said, a day before authorities...
Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister
One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, says Prime Minister Brigi Rafini. Photo: AFP / Issouf Sanogo...
300 Ethiopian immigrants the first to make aliyah to Israel in 2021
The government decided in 2015 to help the last remaining Jews in Ethiopia make aliyah. New Ethiopian immigrants are seen at Ben-Gurion Airport on one...
‘Overwhelmed’ Zimbabwe tightens COVID-19 restrictions, orders most businesses closed
Zimbabwe extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month on Saturday in an effort to curb a surge in...
At least 70 killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger – security sources
At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security...
Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine arrested
Ugandan presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, has been arrested along with his campaign team. This is according to a post shared on his official Twitter account...
Niger: We are doing our best – Bello says as bandits abduct 20
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has assured that the government was doing its best to forestall attacks by bandits. His comment was in reaction to...
Sudan deploys troops in South Darfur after tribal violence – report
Sudan will deploy “large numbers” of troops to South Darfur state after the killing of 15 people in tribal violence recently, the state news agency...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine says bodyguard killed by police who deny charge; three reporters hurt
Ugandan presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine said one of his bodyguards was killed on Sunday when military police ran him over while Wine’s...
Has Africa not suffered enough in history?: Bill Gates wonders why Coronavirus deaths are not high in Africa
Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has said he does not understand why coronavirus numbers have not been...
South Africa’s total COVID-19 cases cross 1 million mark
South Africa’s total coronavirus infections since the first case in March crossed a million on Sunday, its Health Ministry said, just days after a new...
Central African Republic votes under threat of violence
Voters in Central African Republic go to the polls on Sunday for presidential and legislative elections being held under a cloud of violence as the...
Sudan taking control of land on border with Ethiopia -minister
Sudan has taken control of most of the land it accuses Ethiopians of encroaching upon near the border between the two countries, the Sudanese information...
Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition
Niger votes in an election on Sunday that is expected to lead to the first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents in a...
Another genetic mutation of coronavirus detected in Nigeria
A parishioner wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus, attends a morning Christmas Mass at Holy Cross Cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday Dec. 25, 2020....
Ethiopia says national election to be held in June
Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5, the electoral board said on Friday, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed seeks to quell political and...
Why Moroccan-Israeli peace faces multiple security challenges
REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Peace with Israel is not a risk-free strategy. MOROCCAN SOLDIERS are seen on an earth wall that separates areas controlled by Morocco and...
Netanyahu invites King of Morocco to visit Israel in phone call
Netanyahu also thanked King Mohammed for hosting an official Israeli delegation this week. King Mohammed VI of Morocco reviews a guard of honour at the...
At least 20 people killed as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia coast
At least 20 African migrants died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Thursday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa,...
Gunmen kill more than 100 in attack in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region
Gunmen killed more than 100 people in a dawn attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia on Wednesday, the human rights commission said, as...
The Life of The Legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Fela Anikulapo Kuti was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist who made phenomenal strides in the mid to late 90’s on the...
FULL LIST: Four African countries, 36 others ban travel from UK
No fewer than 40 countries have suspended travel from Britain in a bid to contain a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus. Among them are four...
Mali seizes 88 bars of gold worth $8.5 million hidden in car
Customs officers in Mali have seized gold estimated to be worth seven million euros ($8.5 million) hidden in a car. According to the Mali government,...
U.S. charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270
The United States on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland,...
Russia, Rwanda send military support to Central Africa Republic to quell election violence
Rwanda and Russia have sent troops and supplies to the Central African Republic to help counter a surge in violence by rebel groups ahead of...
Central African Republic opposition calls for election delay due to violence
Central African Republic’s main opposition coalition on Sunday demanded the Dec. 27 election be postponed due to violence by armed groups outside the capital Bangui,...
Central African Republic says former president plotting a coup
The government of Central African Republic on Saturday accused former president Francois Bozize of plotting a coup as political tension and violence rise ahead of...
Africa crosses 2.5 million COVID-19 cases – Reuters tally
The total number of coronavirus cases in Africa crossed 2.5 million on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as a second wave of infections hits...
Burundi’s Ex-President, Pierre Buyoya dies of Coronavirus
Pierre Buyoya, the former President of Burundi has died of Coronavirus in Paris, weeks after he resigned as the African Union's special envoy to Mali and...
21-year-old Zambian student murdered by her boyfriend after she broke up with him
A 21-year-old student nurse, Mapalo Masiku, who was killed by her boyfriend Kaluwayo Mwika, was laid to rest on Wednesday, December 16, in Luanshya, Copperbelt...
Ghana postpones former President Rawlings’ funeral
Ghana on Thursday postponed the funeral of its charismatic former president Jerry Rawlings, saying the delay was due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Rawlings, who died on...
SSCE: WAEC rolls out new measures to effectively punish students, supervisors, schools engaged in cheating
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has disclosed that students involved in examination malpractices would be barred from taking the West African Senior School Certificate...
When will these brainwashing cease in Africa?: Avenging spirit demands 5 virgins and 75 cattle, 36 years after businessman was murdered
The avenging spirit of a businessman who was murdered 36 years ago, is reportedly demanding for compensation from the families of the 5 men behind the sad...