Africa

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Report says Blinken attended a Women’s Day event at the South African Medical Research Council in Pretoria, with President Cyril Ramaphosa and…

Polls have officially closed in Kenya though those still in queues can vote. Reports says the polling station at St Joseph's School in the west of the capital, Nairobi, was closed promptly by police at 17:00 local time. This was despite…

The Kenya government has begun general election. The polls have opened and voters have already started queuing before dawn across Kenya, eager to have their say over who will run the country for the next five years. Delays and…

The Malian army says militants have killed 17 Malian soldiers and four civilians in an attack near the town of Tessit. Report says nine soldiers were also reported missing and vehicles and equipment were destroyed. In a statement, the…

The speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr. Sidie Mohamed Tunis, has ordered the immediate suspension of staff recruitment and set up a panel to investigate alleged malpractices in the…

Somali members of parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed new Cabinet ministers appointed by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre last week amid Amid Al-Shabab Attacks. During the vote, several mortar explosions hit the capital. READ ALSO: …

Chad’s military government has signed a deal with more than 40 opposition groups to launch national peace talks later this month, although the main rebel outfit refused to take part. READ ALSO: Opposition groups in Chad to join Peace…

Algerian authorities have retrieved the bodies of seven African migrants whose boat capsized offshore. READ ALSO: Algeria re-opens land border with Tunisia after 2 years It was  disclosed that six more migrants had been…

At least one person was killed and one severely wounded after torrential rain caused intense flooding in Senegal’s capital, Dakar. READ ALSO: Atleast 9 die in Uganda floods The police officer disclosed this stating that unusual heavy…

Nigeria has issued a threat to withdraw its membership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). READ ALSO: Nigeria expresses displeasure over ECOWAS Recruitment process The threat of withdrawal according to Nigeria…