Togo's ruling Union for the Republic party (UNIR) has won a sweeping majority in the country's legislative elections held on 29 April. Provisional results published late Saturday by the electoral commission showed it had won 108 out of the 113 seats in parliament. Voting took place against the backdrop of heightened political tension followin...

Heavy rains and strong winds have caused damage and more flooding as Cyclone Hidaya lashed Tanzania over the weekend. A major blackout hit most of the country on Saturday as it braced for the tropical cyclone which came following weeks of flooding in the region which has left over 150 people dead. Ferry services between Tanzania's commercial hub, D...

As Chad goes to the polls on Monday, it is widely believed that incumbent President General Mahamat Idriss Deby will win easily. He seized power three years ago after his father, Idriss Déby Itno, was killed, apparently on the battlefield fighting rebels trying to overthrow his government. Deby senior had ruled Chad with an iron fist for three deca...

 President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to establish a long-awaited war crimes tribunal to provide justice for victims of Liberia's two civil wars, characterized by widespread massacres, torture, and sexual violence. Human rights groups have described how girls were subjected to gang rape , while children were recruited ...

 Scores of tourists were evacuated by helicopter in Kenya's Maasai Mara national reserve on Wednesday after more than a dozen hotels, lodges, and camps were flooded. As heavy rains continue to batter the country, more than 14 camps were submerged early on Wednesday after the Talek River within the park broke its banks. Kenya's Red Cross says i...

In commemoration of May day, the Nigerian government has announced the approval of a 25 percent and 35 percent salary increase for some categories of workers in the country. A statement signed by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) said the increases included government workers in the education, health and security sectors. ...

A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 45 have died while dozens remain missing after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road, the interior ministry has said. The Old Kijabe Dam, located in the Mai Mahiu area of the Great Rift Valley region that is prone to flash floods, collapsed and water spilled dow...

 Tens of thousands of runners took part in the Madrid Marathon on Sunday (Apr. 28). Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes were the ones who shone in both the men's and women's races. Ethiopia's started chasing a win not long after the start of the 42-kilometre course --- extending his lead consistently. However, he faltered in the last 7 kilometres --...

 The United Nations Security Council on Saturday sounded the alarm over reports of an imminent attack on the last remaining city in Sudan's North Darfur region that is not under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Fighting over the past year between the paramilitary group and the country's military has seen tens of thousands of peop...

 Fighting has intensified in western Sudan. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed grave concerns over the worsening situation in and around the city of El-Fasher located in North Darfur. The spokesperson for the UN human rights chief briefed reporters Friday (Apr. 26). "Reports indicate that both parties have launched indiscr...

Kenya Airways (KQ) has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo's army of keeping two of its workers in custody, ignoring a court's decision to set them free. The employees were arrested last Friday by DR Congo's military intelligence unit for allegedly lacking proper customs documents for valuable cargo, according to reports. Despite KQ's explanat...

 Government officials in Washington met with about a dozen family members of people killed when a Boeing 737 Max crashed in Ethiopia in 2019. The families want the Justice Department to revive a criminal charge against the company. Boeing reached a settlement in 2021 that let it avoid prosecution on a charge of defrauding regulators who approv...

 Talks have begun between the authorities in Niger and the US for the withdrawal of American troops stationed in two airbases in the sahelian nation. On Tuesday both parties gave confirmation amid the decision of the Nigerien government last month to end military co-operation agreement with Washington. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secre...

 A group of environmental activists gathered at the Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town on Monday to do a beach cleanup in celebration of Earth Day. Earth Day is a globally celebrated annual event which mobilises people to reduce plastic consumption and pollution around the world. The activists started at the Muizenberg beachfront and cleaned along ...

 Dozens of volunteers gathered in Lagos on Saturday (Apr. 20) ahead of the 2024 World Earth Day. SustyVibes, a local environmental advocacy group, led volunteers to a market to pick up plastic dumped on the street and clear the gutters. World Earth Day is observed annually on the 22nd of April, but the entire month of is often called Earth Mon...

Egypt's foreign minister was hosted Saturday (Apr. 20) by his Turkish counterpart. Sameh Shoukry's visit to Istanbul was part of the preparations for Egpt's president upcoming visit to Turkey. The war in Gaza and the escalation between Israel and Iran were two issues also high on the agenda. "We have warned, since the beginning, that war in Gaza wi...

 Mazowe district of Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central province is struggling with prolonged severe drought, threatening the country's maize supply, and impacting business of its grain millers. Whenever farmer Terry Manyimo gazes upon his field, his heart is in his throat. Zimbabwe's northern Mazowe district is struggling with a prolonged severe d...

 "I am deeply saddened to announce the passing on of General rancis Omondi Ogolla, the chief od the Kenyan Defense Force". With those words Kenya's president William Ruto announced the death of the country's military chief Thursday evening. "Together with him in the crash were eleven other graded military personnel. Nine who also passed on tod...

 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Wednesday appealed for more attention to be given to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as he visited a camp for displaced people in Goma. Thousands of Congolese have been forced to flee their homes due to a conflict between the Congolese army and M23 rebels, lead...

 Namibian police are on a hunt for 11 prisoners who broke out of a police cell in the northeastern Zambezi region. The escapees, awaiting trial for serious offenses, managed to cut through the roof of the Katima Mulilo police station and flee. Items believed to have aided the escape, such as blades and makeshift ropes, were found in the cell. ...