The Democratic Republic of Congo has said it is now Ebola-free after more than 40 days without a case. The latest outbreak of the deadly disease in the northwest of the

Six people are dead and five others injured after a man blew himself up inside a busy restaurant close to Somalia’s national police headquarters in the capital. Al-Shabab militants have

Armed men in volatile Borno state, northeastern Nigeria have abducted twelve assistant superintendents of police, the British Broadcasting Corporation is reporting. It’s believed that the officers were deployed from the

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday told the National Security Council he will not allow a repeat of the #EndSARS protests and called for proactive measures to end the increasing

Ethiopia’s prime minister has warned that “the final and crucial” military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of the country’s rebellious northern Tigray region. Abiy Ahmed

Some African and European nations are urging Ethiopia to allow mediation of a growing war in its northern region that has spilled into neighbouring Eritrea and rocked the wider Horn

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it remitted N47.42 billion (about $122m) to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). “From August 2019 to August 2020, total NNPC remittances to

Africa’s governance performance worsened in 2019 for the first time in nearly a decade, according to the Index of African Governance produced by the Mo Ibrahim foundation. The report saw a

The Nigeria Labour Congress, an umbrella organization for trade unions in the country is criticizing the federal government’s increase in the pump price of petrol stating the move has worsened

The feud between Nigeria’s federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has worsened as no date has been fixed for resumption of negotiations by the two parties.

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday testified that he had never been friends with former South Africa President Jacob Zuma as the commission of inquiry into “state capture” heard

Kenya’s World and Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto has been charged with defilement after it is alleged that he had sex with someone under the age of consent. According to the

A well-known Christian preacher has skipped bail in South Africa and fled the country. Shepherd Bushiri, who had previously said he wanted to clear his name, has now returned to

Despite the dwindling revenues of states and their inability to effectively meet workers’ demands and other obligations, many Nigerian state governments are unwilling to repeal the laws that legalised the