Bio cancels Chinese sponsored airport

The $318 million Sierra Leone airport project to be funded with Chinese loan has been cancelled by the new government of that country.The new government finally announced the cancellation of a contro…

Mauritania rights body criticizes 'brutal force' against protesters

Mauritania's human rights group representing the Haratins - former slaves of black African origin - has condemned the use of "brutal force" by the police against protesters who gathered outside parli…

Catholic priest accused of 'sexual abuse' by South African man

A Catholic priest in South Africa has been accused of sexual abuse by a South African man.Mr. William Segodisho disclosed this in a press conference organised by rights group 'Women and Men Against C…

Train collision injures 320 people in South Africa

No fewer than 320 people were injured when packed train travelling from South Africa's business hub Johannesburg to Pretoria crashed into the back of a stationary train, Metrorail authorities said on…

Drunk police officer kills 2 colleagues in Addis Ababa

A drunk police officer shot dead two colleagues in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation report said.The policeman, who fired on his colleagues…

Melania Trump tours former slavery outpost

US First Lady Melania Trump visited a former slave trading fort in Ghana on Wednesday, the second day of her maiden solo tour of Africa promoting her children's welfare programme."Akwaaba (Welcome) t…

60 migrants feared drowned as boat capsizes off Guinea-Bissau

A small boat carrying migrants has capsized off Guinea-Bissau, a port official said, adding that the vessel may have had more than 60 people on board when it set off.Commander Siga Batista said the p…

U.S. First Lady arrives Ghana on first solo trip

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump arrived in Ghana's capital Accra on Tuesday on her first solo international trip in Africa, during which she will visit child health facilities, orphanages and meet care…

Five charged for plot to kill Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopian prosecutors have charged five suspects with terrorism over an attempt to kill Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a grenade attack at a rally in June.The attack in the capital, Addis Ababa, killed…

Libyan government announces Tripoli ceasefire deal

Libya's internationally recognised government on Wednesday announced a new ceasefire deal to end a month of fighting between rival militias south of Tripoli that has left more than 100 dead.The agree…

At least 15 Tuaregs killed in tribal attack on Mali village

A raid on a remote desert village by a rival tribe has lead to the death of no fewer than 15 Tuaregs, in the Menaka region of Mali close to the country's border with Niger.Authorities say the raid oc…

12 killed as jihadists attack village in north Mozambique

Twelve villagers were killed and 14 injured in an attack by suspected jihadists on a village in a gas-rich region of northern Mozambique, a local source told AFP on Friday.Since October, government p…

Update: Tanzanian ferry death toll climbs to 100

The death toll in a Tanzanian ferry, MV Nyerere, that capsized in Lake Victoria climbed to more than 100 on Friday, as Tanzanian rescue workers pressed on with searches to find scores of more people …

Uganda prepares for nuclear energy

Uganda has expressed readiness to embark on nuclear energy project to meet the increasing demand of electricity,Mr. Simon Giu D'Ujanga, Uganda's State minister for energy, unveiled the plan at the In…

South Africa 'to spend its way out of recession'

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has ambitious plans to rescue his country from the economic doldrums as it heads towards elections next year.The president said his stimulus package was aimed …

Ferry disaster on Lake Victoria leaves dozens dead

At least 86 people have died after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania.Officials say the number who drowned could be more than 200. Recovery efforts have resumed a…

Britain suspends aid to Zambia over corruption

Bogged by the crippling effects of corruption in Zambia, Britain has suspended all bilateral funding to the West African country.The British High Commissioner to Zambia, Mr Fergus Cochrane-Dyet, post…

Italian priest kidnapped in Niger

An Italian priest has been kidnapped close to Niger's border with Burkina Faso.So far, the abductors have not made any demands. It is the second kidnapping of a European national this year in the Wes…

Zimbabwe opposition lawmakers walk out of presidential address

Zimbabwean Opposition Lawmakers on Tuesday walked out on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation address to parliament.This act signaled their lingering bitterness after losing a disputed …

International Criminal Court fines Congo politician 300,000 euro for witness tampering

The International Criminal Court on Monday sentenced Congolese politician Jean-Pierre Bemba to a 300,000 euro fine and a 12 month sentence for witness tampering, but his sentence was reduced to zero …