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South African prosecutors say they intend to charge the Parliament speaker with corruption, alleging she took $135,000 and a wig in bribes over three years while she was defence minister. Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has not been…

Backers of detained opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye are taking his campaign to the streets of Senegal with posters and bracelets, drumming up support in the hope he will be released before the vote. Faye was…

The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says it has taken a firm stand against gender-based violence in the conduct of its operations. The Force Commander MNJTF, Major General Ibrahim Ali stated this during the opening…

French President Emmanuel Macron has carried his African tour aimed at renewing frayed ties to the Republic of Congo after inking an economic accord with Angola. Macron landed in the Congolese capital Brazzaville just before 5 pm (1600…

Diamond tycoon and political maverick Sam Matekane has taken the oath as Lesotho's new prime minister at a packed soccer stadium in the southern African kingdom's capital of Maseru. The 64-year-old political novice, who arrived at his…

Ibrahim Traore, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, became interim president, vowing to win back territory from jihadists. Traore pledged support for a transition leading to elections in July 2024 as he took…

The war in Ukraine is the latest shock to hit global food production, causing concern about the food security situation in Africa. Participants at the EU-Africa Business Summit exchanged ideas on how the two continents can build a new…

The United States has cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden's threat to do so over alleged human rights violations and recent coups. "The United States today…

South Africans living in Alexandra, Johannesburg marked World clean-up Day on Saturday by cleaning the banks of the polluted Jukskei river. The river is a source of drinking water for the residents but there is a serious problem with…