The appointment of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, as the new Chief of Defence Forces has sparked speculation about his political future.  In a recent ceremony,...

Jacob Zuma, the former president of South Africa, has been disqualified from participating in the upcoming general election in May.  The electoral commission, IEC, has not provided a specific reason...

Senegal's President-Elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on the brink of officially clinching his weekend election triumph, was graciously received at the presidential palace on Thursday by the outgoing leader Macky Sall....

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) took swift action by closing down a KFC outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos due to discriminatory practices.  FAAN's...

Officials report that Cyclone Gamane has devastated northern Madagascar, claiming the lives of at least 11 individuals and leaving hundreds of homes in ruins.  Initially predicted to skirt the Indian...

The lower house of the French parliament has passed a resolution denouncing the Paris police's lethal actions against Algerian demonstrators during a 1961 protest advocating for Algerian independence.  This historical...

After enduring a harrowing ordeal that lasted nearly three weeks, the abducted pupils from Kuriga have finally returned home to the warm embrace of their families and loved ones.  The...

Burkina Faso's military junta is set to prolong a "general mobilisation" initiated to counter insurgent attacks. Captain Ibrahim Traore, the transitional president following a 2022 coup, instituted this measure last...

A Sierra Leone court-martial has sentenced a first person in connection with what authorities called an attempted coup last November, a government spokesperson said. Staff Sergeant Alhaji Koroma had pleaded...

Senegal's president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, will assume office in April following his victory in the March 24 presidential contest. The popular Ousmane Sonko, the boss of the former tax inspector,...