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Senegal nationals 'expelled' from the Gambia

Nearly 70 Senegalese nationals have been expelled from The Gambia into Senegal's Casamance region, BBC Afrique is reporting. The measure comes only three days after...

Zimbabwe turns Mugabe’s birthday into a public holiday

Zimbabwe has declared President Robert Mugabe’s birthday on February 21 a national holiday, a state daily reported on Saturday, honouring the veteran politician in...

President Buhari in plea for Nigerian unity

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the nation following three months of medical leave in the UK. In a televised speech, Mr Buhari said he...

South Africa Grants Grace Mugabe Immunity

South Africa has granted diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe, allowing her to leave the country without answering questions about an assault...

Watch Mugabe's son expose lavish lifestyle in a video

President Robert Mugabe's son, Bellarmine Chatunga, has appeared in a video in which he exposes his lavish lifestyle at a time when most Zimbabweans...

Photos: Nigerian men drink dirty water to celebrate Buhari's return

The return of Nigerian President to the country after three months of medical leave in the United Kingdom has generated a lot of excitement...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari returns home

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after three months of medical leave in the UK. Officials refused to disclose what he was being treated...

Sierra Leone mudslide: President declares site zero zone

Following a mudslide that occurred in Sierra Leone capital City Freetown at a community called Regent, the President of the country has declared the...

African governments are bad at running businesses – Dangote

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says African governments have never been good at running any business which has impacted negatively on the development of the...

Photos: Bawumia tours Sierra Leonean disaster site

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has visited the Sierra Leonean town where at least 400 people died after Monday’s mudslide and flooding. In the company...

Togo opposition party rally supporters for massive demo

Leader of the opposition political party in Togo has called on his supporters to massive demonstration against the government. There is uneasy calm in the...

Veteran Somali football referee killed

A popular Somali football referee who oversaw regional and international games has been shot dead near his home in the capital, Mogadishu, VOA reports. Osman Jama...

Congo mudslide death toll 'to rise to 200'

The death toll from Wednesday's landslide in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to rise above 200, officials say. Most of the dead are...

Kagame criticises foreign meddling in Rwandan politics

President Paul Kagame has thanked Rwandans for re-electing him for a third term and criticised attempts to interfere in the country’s politics. He was speaking...

Photos: Meet the deaf but shinning model

A model Ayanna Michele who is completely deaf recently shared her inspiring story on Instagram. According to her, she wasn't born deaf but had hearing...

Photos: Pastor Adeboye visits and prays for President Buhari in London

President Buhari on Friday August 18, 2017 received the General Overseer Worldwide Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor E.A. Adeboye at the Abuja House...

Dlamini-Zuma says law must take course on Grace Mugabe case

South Africa's former head of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has waded into the row over Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe's alleged assault...

There is freedom of worship but not healing – Zimbabwean pastors warned

Zimbabwe’s health ministry has warned pastors against healing diseases without medical practice certificates from health authorities. Deputy Health and Child Care Minister Aldrin Musiiwa told...

Over a dozen African heads of state, leaders in Rwanda for Kagame's inauguration

Over a dozen African heads of state and leaders have arrived in Rwanda’s capital Kigali ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Paul Kagame scheduled...

Boko Haram killed my father and teacher in front of me – Girl, 8 reveals

UNICEF Nigeria posted this touching story of this young girl from Borno, who witnessed the killing of her father and teacher by Boko Haram...

Popular marriage counselors divorce

Role model couple, Francis and Amara Van-Lare have sadly announced their divorce on their social media pages. This news came as a shock to many...

Photo: Man kills wife for serving him hot food

A man who married his wife in January this year has allegedly stabbed her to death after she served him hot food. This is a...

South Africa borders on 'red alert' for Grace Mugabe

South African police have issued a "red alert" at the country's borders for Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe, the police minister has said. She is...

Kenya’s plastic bag ban takes effect a day before Uhuru’s swearing-in

Kenya’s quest to succeed in the banning of plastic bags will be tested a day before the swearing-in of President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta as the...

Kenya Election: Raila Odinga to challenge result in court

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga says he will mount a legal challenge to the result of last week's presidential election, which he claims was...

Grace Mugabe 'in diplomatic immunity bid'

Zimbabwe's government has sought diplomatic immunity for President Robert Mugabe's wife in the assault case against her in South Africa, South Africa's police ministry...

Sierra Leone mudslide: At least 600 still missing in Freetown

At least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a spokesman for the...

HIV testing 'compulsory' in Zambia

Testing for HIV is now compulsory in Zambia, President Edgar Lungu has said. Zambia has one of the highest prevalence rates in southern Africa with...

Sierra Leone mudslides: Urgent plea for help as death toll rises

Sierra Leone needs "urgent support" for thousands of people hit by mudslides and massive flooding in the capital, the country's president says. Ernest Bai Koroma...

Zimbabwe's First Lady, Grace Mugabe accused of beating model

Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe has been accused of beating up a South African model in a Johannesburg hotel leaving her with injuries. The 20-year-old...

Sierra Leone mudslide kills at least 200

At least 200 people have been killed in a mudslide near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, the Red Cross says. A hillside in the Regent area...

Why I will rather go to heaven not hell -Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed the reason why he would love to go to heaven not hell. Addressing a congregation at Apostolic...

Photos: Days after massacre, Nigerian church re-dedicated to God

Days after the massacre that left 13 people dead and several others injured,  His lordship, Most Rev. Hillary Odili Okeke, yesterday led other worshippers...

Nigeria's Buhari feels 'ready to go home' after treatment in UK

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has said he feels ready to return home after medical treatment in the UK, and is awaiting his doctor's permission. The...

Man becomes ‘deaf, dumb’ after stealing in Lagos catholic church

A suspected thief, Chinedu Samuel, has reportedly turned deaf and dumb after he allegedly stole money at a Lagos Catholic Church. Samuel became ‘deaf and...

Uhuru Kenyatta wins Kenya presidential poll

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected following Tuesday's vote, election officials say. Mr Kenyatta, in office since 2013, took 54.3% of votes, ahead of...

Zimbabwe to build $1bn Robert Gabriel Mugabe university

Zimbabwe is to build a $1bn (£770m) university dedicated to the man accused of leading his country to the brink of economic collapse, Robert...

Kenya election: AU and Commonwealth say poll credible

Foreign observers have expressed confidence in Kenya’s electoral process, despite opposition leader Raila Odinga’s claim of massive fraud. African observers described Tuesday’s poll as credible,...

Zimbabwe to build $1bn Mugabe university

Zimbabwe is to build a $1bn (£770m) university dedicated to the man accused of leading his country to the brink of economic collapse, Robert...

Photo: Mother beats son in Kenyan parliamentary elections

A Kenyan female politician showed her son that she was not only older than him in age, she is also more experienced and more...