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South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa is due to lead a delegation of government leaders to Hammasnkraal, a township north of the capital, Pretoria, where there was a deadly outbreak of cholera. Mr. Ramaphosa said the outbreak had…

Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has said he has contracted Covid-19 after one of three tests conducted on him turned out positive. Mr. Museveni, who gave a Nationwide address earlier on Wednesday, said he had developed a slight cold,…

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has travelled to Tunisia to discuss the issue of irregular migration. Ms. Meloni's visit follows a call between her and President Kais Saied earlier this week, to address border surveillance and…

The president of Angola, João Lourenço, has welcomed the Portuguese president, António Costa, in the capital, Luanda. Ministers from both countries signed a total of 13 agreements ranging from financial to legal. "I have to say that we…

Tanzania's justice minister, Damas Ndumbaro has defended the government over accusations of forcefully relocating the Maasai people from their ancestral land near the Serengeti National Park. Mr. Ndumbaro described as "misleading" a report…

The right-hand man of the Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition leader, Moïse Katumbi, has been accused by the army of colluding with a rebel group to plan a coup. Salomon Kalonda was arrested last week at the airport in the…

Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame has appointed new military and intelligence chiefs in a major reshuffle. The president appointed Major General, Juvénal Marizamunda as the new defence minister, replacing Major General,  Albert Murasira who…

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government says 10 of its citizens died after their university campus was "bombarded" in air strikes in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, on Sunday The foreign affairs ministry said in a statement that it had …

The US government has issued sanctions against four Sudanese companies and several individuals for fuelling the war between rival military forces. It said the sanctions would cut off key financial flows to the army and the Rapid Support…

Sudanese doctors' union says at least 17 people were killed and 106 others wounded after rockets hit a market south of the capital Khartoum. Report says this is the largest number of people killed by shelling in an attack around the…