Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, 84, has begun a hunger strike in prison, joining two other prominent politicians protesting what they call "unjust imprisonment". Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahda party...

Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who disappeared in Uganda five weeks ago, have been found alive and are being transported to Nairobi. The pair, who were supporting Ugandan...

A former Zimbabwean MP and opposition leader, 53, was arrested in Pretoria on Friday alongside a 78-year-old man after police found explosives in their vehicle. The pair face charges of...

France's Foreign Ministry has recommended that its nationals leave Mali temporarily as soon as possible due to the risk of terrorist attacks. The ministry advises against traveling to Mali "regardless...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, at the State House, Abuja, reaffirming his administration's commitment to strengthening interfaith harmony, mutual understanding, and...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected Mao Ohabunwa as the chairman of its new board of trustees (BoT), with Isah Dansidi serving as secretary. The election took place at...

Prosecutors in Tanzania have charged 98 people with treason for alleged involvement in violent protests during last week's general election. The charges, filed in the resident magistrate court of Dar...

Kenya's Foreign Affairs Minister Musalia Mudavadi has urged Tanzania to guarantee the safety of Kenyans caught up in the post-election violence, following a disputed election that saw President Samia Suluhu...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended activities at a Chinese-operated mining site in the south of the country after a spill, Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba announced. The mine,...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled judgment for November 20 in the terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James...