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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said his country will protect Somalia against any threat in what can be described as an indirect response to recent Ethiopia's move to access the seaport of Somaliland. Sissi held talks in Cairo on…

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia celebrated Timket festival that marks the baptism of Jesus Christ on Saturday in the capital Addis Ababa. The UNESCO-inscribed festival of the Epiphany began on Friday with the ritual of each church carrying…

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in on Saturday 20th January,2024 following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit…

Sudan's foreign ministry is loyal to the head of the army, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Sudan is suspending its membership of north-east African bloc Igad over an attempt to mediate the brutal conflict in the country. On…

A second day of unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros on Thursday (Jan. 18) left one person dead and at least six others injured, a health official said. The protests came after incumbent President Azali Assoumani was…

South African freight rail operator Transnet said this late on Thursday that they will resumed partial service on the line connecting to the country’s main coal export terminal, four days after two trains collided and blocked the tracks.…

On the eve of the inauguration of re-elected president Felix Tsisekedi, contestation of results remains strong in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Bukavu, in the country’s east, opposition parties and civil society movements…

A planned protest in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Thursday was deliberately timed to coincide with the city hosting the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam), opposition leader Bobi Wine expressed. Earlier in the day, Bobi Wine…

Violent crime is soaring in South Africa, with audacious security van heists commonplace and the murder rate at a 20-year high. For the government - and all those who live here - this grim record is a serious problem. It is election…

The countrywide cholera outbreak has so far killed 363 people, 30% of which were children under the age of five, and sickened more than 9,500, according to health authorities. The outbreak, which started in early October has spread to…