LAGOS – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has declared he has $150,000 (£100,000) in his personal account, in a move aimed at promoting…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has the highest number of dollar millionaires in Africa, according to a new report. According to a report…
PRETORIA – The review board which will decide whether South African athlete Oscar Pistorius should be released from jail will meet on…
JOHANNESBURG – A South African court has found Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir guilty of attempted murder and kidnapping. Krejcir and his co-accused,…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s currency has fallen to an all-time low against the US dollar. It briefly hit a rate of 14…
BUJUMBURA – Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has been sworn in for a controversial third term in office. The BBC’s Prime Ndikumagenge in…
JUBA – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir’s refusal to sign a deal to end an 18-month civil war was “mind-boggling”, the chief…
PRETORIA – South Africa’s justice department is considering intervening to prevent Oscar Pistorius’ early prison release. Justice Minister Michael Masutha says he…
BISSAU – Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz has dismissed the government following a rift with Prime Minister Domingos Pereira. The two men…
LUANDA – Angola will destroy 11 million eggs imported illegally into the country, the agriculture minister has said. The chicken eggs were…
