Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation has slowed down to 12% in August, down from 13.9% in July, according to data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and...

A respected Kenyan lawyer, Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, was shot dead in a drive-by attack on a busy street in Nairobi. Mbobu, a former head of a political parties' dispute tribunal,...

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Dangote Refinery have reached a breakthrough agreement, suspending a nationwide strike that threatened to disrupt fuel supply across Nigeria....

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned what it perceives as a plot to prevent Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming her duties at the National Assembly following her six-month...

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has launched drone attacks on vital installations in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, targeting military and logistical sites, including the country's main oil refinery, power stations, and...

Ivory Coast's former First Lady Simone Gbagbo has been officially cleared to contest next month's presidential election, sparking surprise and renewed interest in the country's politics. The 76-year-old will run...

Rebels linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have killed more than 50 people at a funeral ceremony in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The attack, carried out by the...

The African Union Commission and the Federal Republic of Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism across the...

Nigeria may face a fresh wave of fuel scarcity as members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Tuesday continued their nationwide strike, following the...

Staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Patigi and Edu Local Government Areas of Kwara State have abandoned their duty posts and locked up their offices due...