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German police have arrested a 27-year-old asylum seeker over an attack on two schoolgirls which left one dead and another seriously injured. Detectives say the teenagers aged 13 and 14 were on their way to school on Monday morning in the…

East Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD has signed an agreement on the free movement of people in the Sudanese capital. The authority’s secretary, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, said that “a free movement of people…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi of exploiting a violent crisis in eastern Congo to delay elections. In a state address, Kagame said "the whole world" blamed Rwanda…

The US Justice Department has announced charges against three men who allegedly funded separatist fighters in Cameroon. The three US citizens of Cameroonian origin were arrested on Monday and will appear in court on charges of conspiracy…

Angola's Attorney-General, Helder Groz has confirmed that his country has issued an arrest warrant for former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' daughter, Isabel dos Santos. Mr. Groz said that the Angolan authorities were working with…

The electoral authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC have announced that the next presidential election will take place on December 20th next year. The current president, Felix Tshisekedi, who succeeded Joseph Kabila in…

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the governing Democratic People's Party, DPP after its poor showing in local elections. The opposition Kuomintang, KMT won several major races on Saturday, including in the capital…

African Union mediators have visited Ethiopia's war-devastated Tigray region. This comes as their latest effort to implement a peace deal signed by the federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, TPLF. Nigeria's…

The Tanzanian government has distanced itself from a preliminary report on the passenger plane crash that killed 19 people after the aircraft plunged into Lake Victoria. The report, which was leaked, said that more lives could have been…

African leaders have declared a cessation of hostilities to start on Friday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where M23 rebels have been making substantial gains in recent months. The statement was signed at the end of a…