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Armed groups from northern Mali claimed in a statement on Tuesday the capture of the key town of Bourem, between Gao and Timbuktu, at the cost of fighting with the Malian army. The Permanent Strategic Framework , an alliance of armed…

The death toll from floods in Libya in one city alone stands at more than 1,500, a minister who visited the eastern port of Derna said lately. "I was shocked by what I saw, it's like a tsunami," Hisham Chkiouat, from the eastern-based…

Kenya’s President William Ruto was inaugurated exactly one year ago on dnesday as the country’s fifth president, and analysts have described it as a challenging one. He came to power promising to revive the listless economy and put more…

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of nepotism after appointing his son as one of a new set of ministers following his controversial re-election last month. Mr Mnangagwa on Monday named his son, David Kudakwashe, as…

Tanzania airports regulator has denied allowing the smuggling of wildlife from a park in the northern region to Middle East countries. It follows claims on social media that the wild animals were being trafficked on cargo planes from…

Flights from the Malian capital, Bamako, to the northern cities of Timbuktu and Gao have been cancelled due to insecurity. Several shells landed near Timbuktu airport on Monday. A United Nations camp was hit. Malian authorities on…

Niger's military regime accused France of deploying forces in several West African countries with a view to military intervention. Relations with France, Niger's former colonial power, degraded swiftly after Paris stood by ousted…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia announced the successful completion of the fourth and final filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile, on Sunday. The dam has been the source of regional tensions with downstream Egypt and…

The UN cultural agency Unesco says it will help Morocco assess damage to heritage sites and work out a repair strategy. Marrakesh's old city - which was heavily affected by Friday's earthquake - is a Unesco World Heritage site.…

At least 35 people have been killed after a crowded market in Sudan's capital was hit with "explosive weapons", a medical charity says. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) described it as "carnage", saying that more than 60 people had also…