ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian security forces have killed at least 140 people taking part in mass anti-government demonstrations since November, activists say,…
LAGOS – Former Nigerian defence minister Bello Haliru Mohammed has been charged with money laundering. He is accused along with his son,…
BANJUL – The Gambia’s government has banned its female employees from leaving their hair uncovered at work, a leaked memo quoted by…
JOHANNESBURG – A South African king who is a nephew of the late Nelson Mandela has begun a 12-year prison sentence for…
BANGUI – Polls have opened in the Central African Republic in delayed presidential and parliamentary elections aimed at restoring stable government after…
JOHANNESBURG – Former South African President FW De Klerk has criticised a campaign to remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes at Oxford…
LAGOS – An Islamist-led insurgency has kept more than one million children out of school in four West African states, the UN…
KIGALI – Rwandans have voted overwhelmingly to allow President Paul Kagame to extend his term in office, initial referendum results show. Some…
KIGALI – Rwandans are voting in a referendum on a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term…
LUANDA – US rapper Nicki Minaj has been asked by a rights group to cancel her performance in Angola on Saturday. The…
