Schools have been closed in parts of South Africa's Western Cape province, including Cape Town, due to a severe destructive storm that wreaked havoc in the province at the weekend....

More than 90 people have died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities say. Officials in Nampula province said five people had been rescued of...

Canal+, the French media giant, has significantly upped its game in the acquisition bid for MultiChoice, Africa's premier subscription TV provider. Their latest offer stands at a substantial $2.9 billion...

Nigerian comedian Ayo Makun, widely recognised as AY, and his wife Mabel have decided to go their separate ways after two decades of friendship and marriage. The comedian officially announced...

Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), warmly welcomed Pelumi Nubi, the London-Lagos solo driver, to the campus on Sunday.  Nubi, a travel content creator, commenced...

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye named a “breakaway” government on Friday, appointing a host of fresh faces to top roles following his landslide election win last month. The 44-year-old, who...

Rwanda on Sunday paid solemn tribute to genocide victims, 30 years after a vicious campaign orchestrated by Hutu extremists tore apart the country, as neighbours turned on each other in...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to participate in the Commemoration of Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda on Sunday April 7. Rwanda is observing thirty years since millions of Tutsis...

South Africa has selected UK power company Globeleq to build a standalone battery energy storage system, which will be the largest on the continent when completed. A battery energy storage...

Zimbabwe has introduced a new gold-backed currency called ZiG. Central bank governor John Mushayavanhu said the ZiG would be structured and set at a market-determined exchange rate. ZiG stands for...