Kenya’s chief prosecutor has ordered that opposition leader Raila Odinga’s sister should immediately be charged with inciting violence against the election commission.
Ms Odinga, a...
The leading presidential candidate in Liberia and football legend, George Weah, on Sunday attended a Church service in Lagos, Nigeria to “seek God’s face”...
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s original proposal sparked an outcry.
He had previously praised Zimbabwe for its commitment to public health.
But Mr Mugabe’s critics say Zimbabwe’s...
President Buhari today said his administration has demonstrated the ability to contain the activities of Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria, especially in the North...
A senior official from the Kenyan electoral commission has fled the country.
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was expected to make changes after the...
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has created a ministry to punish “rats” who make use of the cyberspace to attack his government.
Appointed as head of...
Tension is mounting once again in Togo following Tuesday's clash between government forces and supporters of the opposition party which left four persons dead.
There are...
News of the revocation of economic sanctions against Sudan by the United States government, is music to the ears of businesses and investors interested...
South African lobby group Afriforum has announced plans to privately prosecute President Jacob Zuma’s son.
The group says it wants to prosecute Duduzane Zuma on...
Former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai are headed for a run-off in Liberia's presidential election.
Nearly all the results from Tuesday's poll...
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled.
It agreed with...
Senator George Weah has taken the lead in the early election results announced by Liberia’s electoral commission on Thursday evening.
The National Elections Commission Chairman...
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga pulls out of 26 October election re-run, seeking "credible election."
Mr Odinga said his withdrawal would give the electoral commission...
Liberians are going to the polls to choose a successor to Africa's first elected female president and Nobel Peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Ex-football star...
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has said that the banning of corporal punishment in school has led to an increase in indiscipline in learning institutions, the...
Zimbabwe police have arrested a journalist at a privately-owned daily over a story claiming that President Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace had donated second-hand underwear...
Nigeria's police chief Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate removal of all police roadblocks across the country.
Many Nigerians will welcome the news because these...
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 55-year-old man, Bashiru Adeyanju, in prison custody for raping his 17-year-old daughter (names withheld).
Adeyanju, a resident of...
The floor of Uganda’s parliament witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday as legislators debated a motion around presidential age limits.
A leading media outlet, NTV Uganda described the...
Kenyan MP Paul Ongili, better known as Babu Owino, has been charged with insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Daily Nation newspaper is reporting.
Mr Ongili...
