Africa

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said. Mr Tsvangirai, 65, a former...

South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned after intense pressure from his own party. In a televised statement he said he was quitting with...

South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on...

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said. Mr Tsvangirai, 65, a former...

Comedian Samba Sine entertains Senegalese viewers every night with the Kouthia show. But it's his impersonation of President Donald Trump that has made him...

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has urged men in his country to marry two or more women in a bid to curb prostitution among Tanzanian...

Embattled South African President Jacob Zuma will hold a media briefing at 10:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) on Wednesday, local portals including the state-owned SABC reported...

Alhaji Garius Gololo, the Coordinator of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Benue State chapter, has revealed why his people worship...

The leader of Boko Haram says he's still in control of an important territory that the Nigerian military says it has seized back from...

South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is holding direct talks with embattled President Jacob Zuma over a transfer of power. Mr Ramaphosa, who...

South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is holding direct talks with embattled President Jacob Zuma over a transfer of power. Mr Ramaphosa, who...

At a detention centre in Israel’s Negev desert, African migrants facing deportation say they would rather be imprisoned than sent to a country they...

Efforts by the ANC to unseat President Jacob Zuma tilted towards the end game on Wednesday as the speaker of parliament Baleka Mbete said...

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is critically ill in a South African hospital and his supporters should "brace for the worst", a party...

Thirty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria since the start of this year, the health minister said, with cases of the viral...

The embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh, was today (Monday) produced on a stretcher before the Federal...

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has defied his party and refused to step down, according to media reports. He and senior members of the African...

The US has levied sanctions against people and businesses in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Lebanon over their alleged links to Hezbollah. The six individuals and...

It has been reported that a man identified as Aliyu Mohammed, cut off the manhood of his 12-year-old cousin, Farouk Ibrahim, for unknown reasons....

About 950 workers remain trapped in a gold mine in South Africa after a storm caused a power cut, preventing them from getting out. Without...

Three of Kenya's largest private TV channels remain off the air, despite an order by the country's High Court suspending a shutdown. The government cut...

Liberia’s newly sworn-in President George Weah pledged to cut his own salary by a quarter on Monday, in a nationwide address in which he...

Two police constables, clad in their uniforms were pictured in a market scene in Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos and as the case would have...

Liberia's President George Weah has called for the removal of a "racist" clause in the constitution which restricts citizenship to black people. The clause was...

A Nigerian man is set to wed his “unique bride” come 12th of April 2018 in a beautiful wedding ceremony to be graced by...

In Ghana, natural hair is as much of a fashion choice as it is a political statement. The style says: "I am a confident woman"...

Michel Gbagbo, the son of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo, has been sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay a...

A middle aged man has allegedly poisoned has five month old son over lack of money for naming ceremony. Operatives of the Nigeria Police in...

President Buhari and former president Olusegun Obasanjo are both attending the 30th general summit of the African Union holding in Addis Ababa. See more photos...

In a letter to African regional leaders, President Donald Trump has said he "deeply respects" the people of Africa and that Secretary of State...

Fulani herdsmen in Ondo have killed a woman and also took off with her heart and private parts. Aside the destruction of over 200 hectares...

A 90-year-old grand mother, identified as Priscilla Sitienei, who hails from Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county, has not given up on education, as she’s enrolled...

Water for Rural Africa (WRA) calls for immediate and urgent action to be taken to address the current drought gripping the south-western parts of...

The University of Zimbabwe has published former First Lady Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis after an anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating whether the wife...

New Liberian President George Weah has appointed the first members of his cabinet, all of them men, largely naming party allies but picking a...

In Cape Town, South Africa, they're calling it "Day Zero" -- the day when the taps run dry.City officials had recently said that day...

Three men in Zambia have been mistakenly admitted to a cholera centre after taking herbs which reportedly boosted "sex enhancing" qualities, but whose symptoms...

Bill Gates has warned that Donald Trump's "America First" position could damage the US' relationship with Africa. " the balance of hard power versus soft...

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari against seeking re-election next year. Mr Obasanjo supported Mr Buhari's election in 2015...

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has given a speech declaring his "love" for US President Donald Trump. Earlier this month, Mr Trump was accused of...