Africa
Heavy gunfire heard in south of Guinea-Bissau capital: AFP journalist
The gunfire was heard where members of the national guard were holed up who on Thursday night went to release Finance Minister Souleiman Seidi and another...
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Political clashes leave one dead in DR Congo's east
The DRC is in the grip of unrest, with dozens of armed groups active in its resource-rich east, where UN peacekeepers and East African Community troops are deployed.
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S.Leone authorities treating Sunday's deadly clashes as failed coup
The central prison and several police stations were stormed and hundreds of detainees escaped.
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Ramaphosa asks African countries to act against gender pay gaps with urgency
According to data released by the World Economic Forum South African women earn between 23 and 35% less than men for the same job.
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Ramaphosa: Young boys must be taught that women are not objects
As the country marks 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed government's commitment to rooting out patriarchy.
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Niger coup leader repeals law against migrant traffickers
General Abdourahamane Tiani, on Saturday signed 'an order repealing' the 2015 law 'relating to the illegal trafficking of migrants', said a statement from the government's secretariat general read out on public radio and television.
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Togo announces elections will be held by early 2024
The last legislative and regional elections, in 2018, were boycotted by the opposition, which denounced "irregularities" in the census.
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Kenya offers 11 state companies for sale
The 11 companies, including Kenya's oil and gas corporation, pipeline operator, various agricultural businesses and a book publisher, are among 35 firms that President William Ruto announced last week were ready for privatisation.
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Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital after clashes killed 13 soldiers
Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Freetown on Monday, as the government partially lifted a curfew imposed after the clashes erupted in the city.
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Sierra Leone under curfew after military armoury attacked
Armed clashes erupted in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Sunday in what the government said was an attack on a military armoury, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.
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M23 rebels extend control in eastern DR Congo: Local sources
The Congolese army and allied militias are battling the M23, trapping locals and displaced people in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.
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Niger coup leader visits Mali in first foreign trip
The three Sahel countries in September signed a pact that includes provisions for mutual defence in the event of an attack on the "sovereignty and territorial integrity" of any of the countries.
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Benin struggles in battle to halt coastal erosion
Benin’s government spent millions of dollars to protect coastal communities from sea erosion, but as the ocean eats at the land, it seems as if it was slowly winning the battle.
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Madagascar's voters ask ruling party for money after disputed election
Rakotondrabe Joselito, a TGV official in Ambohimangakely, some 15 kilometres outside the capital denied the party promised to hand out cash.
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Boakai declared winner of Liberia presidential election: electoral commission
Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Monday declared winner of Liberia's presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) said after completing the ballot count.
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DR Congo's leading presidential candidates
The Democratic Republic of Congo is scheduled to hold presidential elections on 20 December 2023, in which 25 candidates, including the incumbent, are running for the highest office in the impoverished central African nation.
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NGOs ask banks to pull out of TotalEnergies' gas project in Mozambique
A group of 124 NGOs posted an open letter on Friday to dozens of financial institutions, including European, Japanese and South African banks, urging them to withdraw from TotalEnergies' giant gas project in Mozambique.
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W.African court deals blow to Senegal opposition leader
In the latest twist of a long-running legal battle, the Economic Community of West African States court in Nigeria's capital Abuja said the "state of Senegal did not violate any of (Sonko's) rights."
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Malawi president imposes cost-cutting travel ban on himself, govt
The move was announced after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $175-million loan for the southern African nation.
