Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets on Friday to demand democracy, freedoms, and an end to arbitrary detention of critics and opponents, escalating pressure on President Kais Saied's government....

Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has announced that university fees will be abolished from 2026 at all public universities and technical colleges. The free education scheme will be phased in gradually,...

Gunmen have abducted 15 travellers in the Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. The victims were kidnapped along the Adoka-Naka Road when two vehicles conveying them were...

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Rivers State has finally met with the state's Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, after several postponements. The committee is...

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it may be forced to reduce food support to millions of people in Sudan due to a severe funding shortage. The agency...

Al Shabaab fighters have clashed with Somali troops and allied forces for control of a strategic army base in central Somalia. The base in Wargaadhi town, Middle Shabelle region, is...

A 65-year-old Rwandan beekeeper living in the US has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Faustin Nsabumukunzi is accused of committing "heinous acts of violence...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President William Ruto have upgraded their countries' ties to a "new level" during a meeting in Beijing. Both leaders pledged to create an "all-weather"...

Benin's government has confirmed that 54 soldiers were killed in an attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate in the country's north last week. The announcement comes after the Al Qaeda...

Tanzanian police have detained two senior opposition figures, John Heche and John Mnyika, as they drove to a court hearing for party leader Tundu Lissu, who has been charged with...