Africa
Egypt’s Sisi wins re-election by landslide in presidential vote
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has ruled with an unquestioned grip for the past nine years, has won reelection...
Mthuli Ncube: Zimbabwe shock as finance minister named Africa’s best
Many Zimbabweans have reacted with astonishment after Mthuli Ncube was named "Best African Finance Minister of the Year" despite the...
Deadly attack on Redcross humanitarian convoy in Khartoum
Two people have died and seven injured after a humanitarian convoy of the International Committee of the Redcross (ICRC) was...
Philip Mpango: Tanzania orders social media crackdown over VP death rumours
Tanzanian authorities are investigating social media users accused of spreading false information about Vice-President Philip Mpango's health. Mr. Mpango resurfaced...
Ex-Sierra Leone president Koroma to be questioned over ‘failed coup’
A former president of Sierra Leone has been called in for questioning by police over recent attacks that officials say...
Former President of Mauritania Jailed Five Years for Corruption
Former President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and...
UK Home Secretary to sign new asylum treaty with Rwanda
The UK Home Secretary James Cleverly, on Tuesday arrived in Kigali to sign a new treaty to send asylum seekers...
Air strikes kills scores at religious festival hit in Nigeria – Officials
At least 85 civilians have been killed and dozens wounded in two separate air strikes during a religious celebration on...
Guinea-Bissau President Embalo says a coup was foiled on Friday
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Saturday that gunfire and clashes that had erupted in the capital of the...
Tanzania floods: Heavy rain and landslides kill 47 in Hanang district
Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 47 people and wounded 80 others in northern Tanzania, local officials say....
