Zimbabwe road accident kills at least 17 people
At least 17 people have been killed and several injured in a road accident in the Zimbabwean town of Chitungwiza, police said on Tuesday.
22 Jul, 2025
Ivorian nurse jailed for offensive Facebook post against President Ouattara
Tokpa Flan Japhet, a 43-year-old nurse, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for the post on his Facebook account.
22 Jul, 2025
My Afro Origins: Beninese online platform answers centuries-old identity quandary
Benin opens a digital path to nationality for Afro-descendants, transforming a fractured legacy into legal recognition and the possibility of reconnecting with their roots.
22 Jul, 2025
Cameroon elections: Record 82 candidates to run for president
The list of presidential hopefuls include seven female candidates and several of President Paul Biya’s longtime allies who defected from the ruling party.
22 Jul, 2025
Malian army neutralises key Daesh terrorist leader
DR Congo made “necessary concessions’ to M23 rebels for peace deal – minister
South African president sacks higher education minister
Togo leader Gnassingbe’s party sweeps municipal seats in elections held after protests
Australian company protests DRC’s minerals deal with US firm
21 Jul, 2025
Kenya drops terror charge against activist Boniface Mwangi
Kenya has dropped terror charges against prominent activist Boniface Mwangi on Monday, charging him with a lesser offence of unlawful possession of ammunition.
21 Jul, 2025
Zambia expects mining to boost economic growth
Zambia sees economic growth picking up to 6.4% next year.
21 Jul, 2025
Hardship to Hope: How Somalia is powering its future through education
Somalia is rebuilding its education system from the ground up, funding teacher salaries with domestic revenues, implementing a national curriculum and reopening schools long silenced by war.
21 Jul, 2025
Niger to probe sale of world’s biggest rock from space in the US
Sotheby’s auction house in the US, last Wednesday, sold the meteorite discovered in 2023 in Niger.
21 Jul, 2025
Mali neutralises 70 terrorists in operations: army
Mali’s army said on Sunday that it neutralised around 70 terrorists in a series of operations across the country on July 15 to 19, 2025.
21 Jul, 2025
UN chief Guterres hails DRC’s peace agreement with M23
Representatives of both parties signed the declaration on Saturday, following weeks of diplomatic engagement amid ongoing conflict
20 Jul, 2025
Eritrean president warns Ethiopia against war
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has warned neighbour Ethiopia against launching a new war between the two countries.
20 Jul, 2025
Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi faces terror charges
Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of “facilitation of terrorist acts” during protests that rocked the country in June 2025, investigators said on Sunday.
20 Jul, 2025
Türkiye welcomes DRC’s peace deal with M23 rebels
Türkiye’s foreign ministry hailed the facilitators of the deal signed in Qatar on Saturday.
20 Jul, 2025
Rwanda hails DRC’s ceasefire deal with M23 rebels as ‘significant step’
”We all have to support continuation of progress to conclusion,” says Rwandan Foreign Ministry statement
