Tanzanian minister sacked after poll rigging remarks
Tanzania's information minister Nape Nnauye has been removed from his post following an outcry over comments he made suggesting that ...
Tag: Africa
Entire anti-corruption board fired for alleged Zambia corruption
Zambia's President Hakinde Hichilema has taken the extraordinary step of firing the entire board of the country's corruption-busting body, after ...
Red carpets, cars and cowries: Africa’s top shots
Seen on Wednesday, this sign in Senegal's capital city of Dakar marks the westernmost tip of mainland Africa - which ...
Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide – partial results
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, ...
Gambia’s parliament rejects bill to allow FGM
The Gambia’s lawmakers have rejected a bill seeking to overturn a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). Speaker of ...
Prisoners escape from Niger jail that holds militants
Authorities in Niger have declared a curfew in the volatile Tillaberi region after several prisoners escaped from a heavily-fortified jail ...
Bodies of 89 migrants retrieved from Atlantic
Coastguards in Mauritania have recovered 89 bodies of migrants from a boat that capsized in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. ...
At least 18 killed in northern Nigeria blasts
At least 18 people have been killed and 30 injured in a series of deadly blasts in Nigeria's northeastern Borno ...
Africa Border Day: Celebrating Unity and Cooperation
On June 7, nations across Africa commemorate Africa Border Day, a celebration to foster cooperation, unity, and peaceful coexistence among ...
Kenya police to arrive in Haiti in ‘three weeks’
Kenya's President William Ruto says his peacekeeping police force is expected to arrive in Haiti to help quell growing gang ...
