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South Africa held their national election on Wednesday May 29 that could be the country's most hotly contested in 30...

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has asked Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among to explain whether she owns a house in...

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act (“CfPPA”) which regulates the cultivation, possession,...

South Africa’s incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the prospect of his ruling party’s worst election result ever. For months, polls...

Retired President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta has held several meetings in Johannesburg, South Africa as the head of the African...

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema known for his fiery outspoken nature and inspiring oratory could potentially become a...

President William Ruto will host heads of state and government officials for a five-day summit of the African Development Bank...

South African’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), is in trouble. After 30 years in charge, it is scrambling...

Former President of Kenya and the head of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM), Uhuru Kenyatta participated in a...

American rapper Nicki Minaj has broken silence after she was arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam over suspicion of drug...

Burkina Faso military leader Ibrahim Traore will remain in power for another five years following the signing of a new...

Kenyan comedian and content creator Edwin Butita also Known as Eddie Butita had a remarkable experience during President William Ruto’s...

The British Council has launched a new eLearning platform, (SoCreative) designed to help aspiring African entrepreneurs grow sustainable creative businesses...

Nigerian billionaire and Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has raised concerns about the challenges Africans face when traveling within the...

In the middle of the scorching, semi-arid landscape surrounding Lake Turkana sits a 1,416-square-metre university offering young, vulnerable and underprivileged...

Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has received a major boost in his bid for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairmanship...

More than a hundred inmates are reported to have escaped from a prison in Nigeria following heavy rains that damaged...

Ghana's newly imported train from Poland, a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) 001, has been involved in an unfortunate accident during...

Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla who is accused of escaping from custody in Nigeria has been traced to Kenya. The Nigerian...

An overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, claiming the lives of more than 90 people. Mozambique...

On April 2, 2024, the newly inaugurated Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed firebrand politician and key supporter Ousmane Sonko...

President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has appointed Judith Suminwa Tuluka as the country's inaugural female...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye's victory in the Senegalese presidential election marked a historic moment not only for Senegal but also for...

45 people died after the bus they were travelling in plunged 164 feet into a ravine near Mamatlakala in the...

Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa have emerged as Africa’s most polluted countries. This is in terms of air pollution disease...

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has endorsed former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga for the position of African Union...

South Africa’s Electoral Court has dismissed a petition by the African National Congress (ANC) party seeking to deregister MK party...

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a 44-year-old lawyer and former tax inspector is set to become Africa’s youngest democratically elected President. After...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF). Muhonzi...

Chief Justice Martha Koome has been voted as the winner of the prestigious African Female Leader of the Year 2023....