Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported.
The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday...
The Federal Government has confirmed an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, in Kano State, affecting various bird...
Disturbing videos have emerged showing the dire situation at a disused gold mine in South Africa where scores of illegal miners have reportedly been...
African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on African governments to make agriculture a real priority sector as leaders on the continent...
Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto...
Five suspects, including the grandson of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, were arrested following the recovery of a hijacked Uber vehicle at Mandela's...
A South African woman, Phindiswa Toshi Mpomposhe was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Mkhuseli Ludidi.
Advocacy group Women For Change issued a statement on...
Close to $53m (£43m) in alleged illicit funds recovered from Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke among others will be used to fund public...
Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel...
Francis Ahovi, a Security analyst and Executive Secretary of Global Security for Africa Research and Good Governance (GLOSARGG), has shared his perspective on President...
Three Chinese nationals have been arrested with 12 gold bars and $800,000 (£650,000) in cash in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.
The gold...
A drunken police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say.
Detective inspector...
Two suspected thieves were electrocuted while allegedly attempting to steal solar streetlights in the Ogobiri community of Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
The bodies of the two...
Kenya is set to strengthen its relationship with Ghana by boosting trade, investment, agriculture, mining, tourism, and oil and gas.
The initiative aims to unlock...
Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the junta-led nation.
In a Christmas Day...
A prison riot in Mozambique's capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country's police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday,...
Mozambique's main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has declared that he will install himself as president on 15 January after rejecting his defeat in presidential...
Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness, the country's disease control agency said...
Kenyan business student, Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by those campaigning for greater transparency in the deals his government makes with...
Cyclone Chido has killed 94 people in Mozambique since it made landfall in the east African country last week, local authorities have said.
The country's National...
Revered Ghanaian preacher, Apostle Ekatso, has declared that all believers must urgently pray for Liberia.
Last Sunday, during a church service, Apostle Ekatso had a...
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has facilitated the release of four French nationals detained in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, since December 2023.
The Ministry of Foreign...
A stampede at a religious event in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria's southwest Oyo state, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries, Governor Seyi Makinde...
Shell has received approval from Nigeria's oil Minister for the sale of $2.4 billion in onshore and shallow-water assets to Renaissance Group, Renaissance said...
Nollywood actress Sarah Martins has taken to social media to express her distress after allegedly falling victim to theft at her home.
She accused her...
More than 150 illegal miners have been rescued from an abandoned mine in South Africa's eastern Mpumalanga province.
Police say three bodies were recovered earlier...
As Ghana approaches the December 7 general elections, there is rising political tension amid calls for a peaceful atmosphere.
Citizens are gearing up to exercise...
Every ten minutes, a woman is killed by an intimate partner or family member.
This is contained in the report “Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates...
