Ghanaian arrested for protesting by first lady

The arrest in Ghana of a student who staged a placard protest metres away from First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has caused outrage on social media.Reginald Sekyi-Brown held up the placard with the inscr…

Burundi rejects "insulting" donkeys donation by French embassy

An adviser to Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has described a donation of 10 donkeys by the French embassy to villagers in Gitega province an "insult to the nation", news agency AFP reports.The…

Kenya arrests youth service officials, charging theft of funds

Kenyan authorities have arrested the head of the National Youth Service as part of an investigation into a theft of nearly $100 million, media reported said on Monday, and the head of criminal invest…

20 killed in suspected jihadist attack in Mali

Around 20 people including civilians were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, sources said.The deaths came after more than 100 people including many…

Algerian blogger jailed for 10 year

An Algerian court has sentenced blogger Merzoug Touati to 10 years in prison for sharing sensitive information with a foreign country.The court in the port city of Bejaia found Mr Touati, 30, guilty …

50 killed In Northwest DR Congo boat accident

About 50 people have died after a boat capsized on a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.The vice-governor of Tshuapa province in the north of the country said the cause of the a…

Zambian opposition leader released from prison

An opposition party leader accused of defaming Zambian President Edgar Lungu has finally been released from prison after spending a month inside.Fresher Siwale accused Mr Lungu in April of being a fo…

Macron backs Rwandan Foreign Minister to lead French-speaking group

French President Emmanuel Macron has backed the candidacy of Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo as the head of a group of French-speaking countries, International Organization of La Francoph…

Clashes intensify in east Libya as car bomb kills two

Forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar engaged in fierce clashes around the city of Derna on Tuesday, as two soldiers were killed in a car bomb and another was abducted from a checkpoint els…

Four arrested as stash of cash discovered in South Africa

Police in South Africa's city of Ekurhuleni on Tuesday arrested four persons after discovering large sums of money that had been hidden at two locations in the city.The stash of cash was recovered fr…

Burkina Faso army accused of abuses

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Burkino Faso's security forces of carrying out extra-judicial killings, arbitrary arrests and other abuses in their campaign against terrorism.The watchdog's 60-p…

Zimbabwe applies to rejoin Commonwealth after Mugabe's ousting

Zimbabwe has applied to rejoin the Commonwealth, the group said Monday, marking a major step in the country's international re-engagement after Robert Mugabe was ousted last year.Mugabe angrily pulle…

New death in DR Congo Ebola outbreak as figure rises to 26

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 26 after a person died in the northwest city of Mbandaka, Health Minister Oly Ilunga said on Monday."A death wa…

Tropical cyclone strikes East Africa, at keast 20 dead

More than 20 people are believed to have died and thousands have been affected after tropical cyclone Sagar landed in the Horn of Africa over the weekend.Heavy rains have caused flooding across the r…

Cash van heist in South Africa caught on camera

Robbers armed with assault rifles and explosives blew up two armored cash-carrying vans in Johannesburg this week in a brazen broad-daylight incident that underscored South Africa's reputation for vi…

Egypt's military kills 19, arrests 20 in Sinai operation

Egypt's military and police forces have killed 19 militants in an exchange of gunfire and arrested 20 suspects, in a continuing crackdown in Sinai, the military said in a statement on Thursday.Securi…

Dangote factory workers killed in Ethiopia

Unidentified gunmen killed the Ethiopia country manager of Nigeria's Dangote Industries on Wednesday after he was attacked in the restive Oromiya region while returning to the capital from Ethiopia's…

Son of former Zambian president jailed for stealing phone

A court in Zambia has sentenced the son of former President Frederick Chiluba to eight months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a mobile phone.Frederick Chiluba Jr was convicted of stealing …

Kenya's president signs cybercrimes law opposed by media rights groups

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta signed a new law on Wednesday that outlaws the abuse of people on social media but which critics say could be exploited to repress civil liberties.Proponents of the l…

South Africa: Ousted Zuma a threat to new president Cyril Ramaphosa

Three months ago, Jacob Zuma was ousted as president of South Africa, in a humiliating end to his nine-year rule.But he and his supporters seem determined to not go quietly.Zuma reluctantly resigned …