South Africa's military will extend the deployment of its troops in conflict-hit Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement on Wednesday. The extension, for...

A devastating report by Human Rights Watch reveals that the Burkina Faso military killed over 220 civilians, including at least 56 children, in a single day of violence on February...

Authorities in Togo have repressed the media and prevented civilians from gathering to protest peacefully, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday, ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled to take...

The bodies of 14 migrants have been found in recent days off the coast of Tunisia's southern Djerba island, a public prosecutor in the city of Medenine told reporters Wednesday....

Authorities in Tanzania have shut down five hydroelectric stations in a bid to reduce excess electricity in the national grid, the country's prime minister has said. Kassim Majaliwa said the...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has re-opened the runway 18L/36R at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos for flight operations. The runway was temporarily closed after...

Reports indicate that a residential building that was under construction in Ethiopia’s capital city has collapsed, killing seven people sleeping in a house next door. The incident happened early on...

The Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of a virus known as mpox, following the confirmation of 19 cases spread across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville. No...

A five-year-old boy who had been marooned by floods was on Tuesday rescued by a police helicopter in Yatta, about 120km (75 miles) from Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The boy "had...

Negotiations between the government and striking doctors have collapsed, prolonging the suffering of Kenyans seeking healthcare in public hospitals. The strike, organised by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union...