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King of Lesotho 'mistreated' at SA border
South African officials have apologised to the King of Lesotho following allegations that he was mistreated at the two countries' border, IOL news reports.South Africa's Foreign Affairs Minister Lind…
Ethiopia's opposition leaders welcomes Abiy Ahmed's election
The announcement of Abiy Ahmed as the chairman of the ruling EPRDF coalition, is eliciting reaction from opposition figures in Ethiopia.Yeshiwas Assefa, head of the opposition Blue Party, called on M…
Trump gives Liberians one year to quit US
US President Donald Trump decided Tuesday to end the protected status of thousands of Liberian migrants to the United States and gave them a year to leave the country.It's the latest of similar moves…
Abiy Ahmed named leader of Ethiopia's ruling coalition, set to be named prime minister
Ethiopia's ruling coalition has elected a new leader after days of intense debate and negotiations. According to a state-affiliated media, Abiy Ahmed was elected with more than 60% of the vote.He def…
Uganda suspends 23 radio stations for 'promoting witchcraft'
The Uganda Communications Commission has suspended 23 radio stations for advertising and promoting witchcraft, news site the East African reports.Describing the stations as lacking "minimum broadcast…
Tunisia votes to end Truth and Dignity Commission
Tunisia's parliament has voted to end the country's Truth and Dignity Commission - which had been charged with healing the wounds of six decades of dictatorship, news agency AFP reports.Tunisian MPs …
Fire 'kills five' in displaced persons' camp in Nigeria
A fire outbreak in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Northern Nigeria has resulted in the death of five people. The IDP camp which is situated in the town of Rann, near Nigeria's border w…
Gold casts of Mandela's hands sell for $10m in Bitcoin
An Ontario-based cryptocurrency company is planning on buying a prized gold castings collection of the hands of late South Africa anti-apartheid revolutionary leader, Nelson Mandela.Alberta businessm…
Kenya authorities says Opposition figure, Miguna Miguna threw 'tantrum' at airport.
Kenya says Miguna Miguna threw 'tantrum' at airportThe Kenyan government has accused opposition figure Miguna Miguna of throwing a "tantrum" after footage emerged of him being manhandled by security …
South Africa's Zuma to appear in court on April 6 on graft charges
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma was due to appear in court on April 6 to face charges of corruption in a years-old $2.5 billion arms deal, his lawyer said on Monday. The National Prosecuti…
Egypt heads to polls to choose between Sisi and 'rival'
Egyptians vote in a presidential election Monday to choose between incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and a little-known candidate who has struggled to make the case he is not Sisi's minion.Polling stati…
Zambia's president dismisses impeachment move
Zambia's president Edgar Lungu, has dismissed plans by the country's main opposition party to impeach him.Speaking through his spokesperson, Lungu said he has confidence that the motion will be unsuc…
44 African nations sign pact establishing free trade area: AU
Forty-four African countries have signed an agreement establishing a free trade area seen as vital to the continent's economic development, the head of the African Union said Wednesday."The agreement…
For youth in Tunisia mining region, it's 'mine or die'
Dozens of unemployed youths camp out around phosphate mines in central Tunisia, demanding jobs as part of a wave of protests aimed at focusing attention on alleged state neglect.The surge in anger is…
Last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya: keepers
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed in police custThe last male northern white rhino has died in Kenya at the age of 45, his keepers announced Tuesday, leaving only two females of his …
Australia bushfires destroy homes, kill cattle
High temperatures and strong winds have fuelled large grass and bushfires in Australia, officials said Monday, reducing dozens of houses to ash and killing cattle.Sixty-nine homes were destroyed in t…
Drought-stricken Cape Town counts the cost
South African winemaker Marlize Jacobs looks out across the parched brown earth that sustains her award-winning vines, surveying the effects of the water crisis ravaging Cape Town and surrounding are…
Emirates air hostess dies after fall from plane in Uganda
The Emirates air hostess who was reported to have fallen through the emergency door fell of the plane on Thursday, at Uganda's Entebbe airport is dead.She is said to have died soon after she was rush…
Dozens killed in fresh DR Congo violence
Heavily armed men have attacked villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), killing at least 30 people.According to the United Nations-sponsored Radio Okapi, the men were armed w…