Africa

Ghana President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday appointed a former national security chief as envoy to a new alliance formed by Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, signaling his administration's intention to mend ties with the three military-led…

Mozambique's main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane is prepared to serve in the rival's government if President Daniel Chapo meets his demands to end the political crisis that has hit the country following disputed elections. Chapo…

Zambia is pinning its hopes on the mining sector for an economic revival after the worst drought in living memory caused a sharp slowdown in growth this year, its finance minister said on Tuesday. Situmbeko Musokotwane told an event on…

A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped with the help of South African police after being pulled from an illegal gold mine last week where at least 78 miners died, the police said. The Lesotho national resurfaced from the deep…

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels have seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a rebel spokesperson, and the provincial governor said. The Tutsi-led M23 group has been waging a…

South Sudan police said that 16 Sudanese nationals were killed in riots last week over the alleged killings of South Sudanese people in Sudan's El Gezira region. Riots erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba and elsewhere in the country on…

The President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré has banned the use of British and French colonial-style wigs in courts by lawyers and judges for cultural identity. Marking a significant move to decolonise the country’s judicial system.…

Tanzania's president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has announced that a sample from an isolated part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease. "Laboratory tests conducted at Kabaile Mobile Laboratory in Kagera and later confirmed…

At least seven people were killed during a violent confrontation with soldiers at a mine in Ghana’s Ashanti region, according to the military. The Ghana Armed Forces reported that around 60 illegal miners breached the AngloGold Ashanti…

Nigeria and Egypt have reaffirmed commitment to enhance the relationship between Egypt and Nigeria to a Comprehensive Partnership of mutual respect for each nation’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.  This was disclosed in a…