Africa
The 91-year-old African president who keeps defying death rumours
Speculation over the wellbeing and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this...
Kenyan MPs vote to impeach deputy president
Kenyan MPs have voted overwhelming in favour of removing the country's deputy president over accusations of corruption. Lawmakers also accuse...
Ethiopia president replaced after falling out with PM
Ethiopia's parliament has approved the appointment of a new president to replace the country's first female head of state, Sahle-Work...
Akufo-Addo Urges ECOWAS to Strengthen Cooperation Against Rising Extremism
President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his disappointment over the decision by military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to...
Tunisia’s president seeks new term in election he’s all but sure to win
Tunisia's President Kais Saied, seen as a saviour by supporters and an autocrat by critics, is running for re-election on...
South Sudan’s president sacks his powerful spy chief
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked his powerful and long-serving spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc. He became head...
Tanzania news sites banned over animation deemed critical of president
Three of Tanzania's leading newspapers have been banned from publishing their online editions after they ran an animation deemed critical...
Outrage over farmer accused of feeding women to pigs
The case of two black women who were allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer and two...
Dozens feared dead in Nigeria after boat capsizes
Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The boat was ferrying more than 300...
How Kenya’s president has fallen out with his deputy
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been threatened with impeachment proceedings by lawmakers amid intense speculation that he has had...
