A prominent Zimbabwean opposition politician, Job Sikhala, has been fined and given a nine-month suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of publishing falsehoods on social media. Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka handed the sentence to the former Zengeza West legislator Thursday on condition that he does not commit a similar offe...

 Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo's has sacked his finance minister in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle ahead of elections in December. President Nana Akufo-Addo's office said Wednesday that Ofori-Atta would be replaced by Mohammed Amin Adam, currently the minister of state at the finance ministry and previously deputy energy minister responsibl...

 Only six years after making her debut on team Zambia, footballer Racheal Kundananji has become the world's most expensive women's player. The 23-year-old has signed a deal with Bay FC of the American National Women's Soccer League worth $860,000, prising her away from Madrid CFF. Kundananji is the first African player, male or female, to brea...

 A man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges was has been rearrested, a week after he dramatically escaped from police custody, Kenyan police said Wednesday. Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe escaped while awaiting extradition on a Massachusetts warrant alleging he killed his girlfriend and left her body in a car at a Boston airport. Last...

 Demonstrations have been taking place in recent days in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, with crowds protesting against Western governments. The protesters accuse Western governments of failing to use their influence to curb violence in the east of the country and, specifically, prevent Rwanda's presumed involvement in the...

 Sébastien Haller scored late to lead host nation Ivory Coast to a remarkable Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the final on Sunday. Haller fired in from close range in the 81st minute to complete the turnaround after Franck Kessié drew the Elephants level in the 62nd. It was Ivory Coast's third title after wins in...

 On Saturday (Feb. 10) at least two people were confirmed dead after protests were held across Senegal, Friday (Feb. 09). Demonstrators were not allowed to gather, and groups were dispersed by security forces. The victims confirmed so far, two men in their twenties, were killed in Saint-Louis and in Dakar according to local media reports. The ...

 The streets of Dakar, Senegal, became a battleground on Friday (Feb. 09) as simmering political tensions boiled over into violent clashes between opposition activists and law enforcement agencies. The catalyst for the unrest was a planned demonstration by supporters of opposition presidential candidates. Their aim was to voice opposition agai...

 At least 13 Sudanese migrants died and 27 others are believed missing after their small metal boat sank Thursday off the Tunisian coast as they sought to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, according to local authorities. The Tunisian coast guard was able to rescue just two people from the capsized boat 14 kilometers (nine miles) off the...

 A man awaiting extradition on a Massachusetts warrant alleging he killed his girlfriend and left her body in a car at a Boston airport escaped from police custody in Kenya, police said Thursday. Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe slipped out of the police station and jumped into a privately owned minivan, Nairobi police chief Adamson Bungei said. ...

 Congo's players and coach Sébastien Desabre protested before their team's Africa Cup of Nations semifinal on Wednesday to spotlight the armed violence taking place in the east of their country. The players and French coach Desabre all held their right hands in front of their mouths and two fingers to their temples during a portion of Congo's ...

 Zimbabwe's ruling Zany-PF emerged winner of Saturday's (Feb.03) by-elections held in Mashonaland East province. The party secured significant victories in several key constituencies, including Seke and Goromonzi South, and even achieved a clean sweep in the Marondera district. When general elections were last held ZANU-PF was 10 seats short o...

 Senegal's parliament voted Monday to delay the West African nation's presidential election until Dec. 15 in a chaotic voting process that took place after opposition lawmakers were forcefully removed from the chambers as they debated President Macky Sall's earlier decision to delay the crucial election. Security forces stormed the legislative...

 Senegal's National Assembly faced turmoil on Monday as riot police deployed tear gas to disperse protesters angered by the postponement of the Feb. 25 presidential election. The unprecedented move to reschedule the election to Aug. 25 and extend President Macky Sall's mandate prompted unrest and criticism. Lawmakers are set to debate the bill...

 Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced. He was 82. In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency said Geingob's medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did its best to help him, but Geingob died with his wife, Monica Geingos, and children by his s...

 Armed assailants have shot a traditional ruler and abducted his wife along with another individual in the southwestern region of Nigeria, authorities say. The victim was Segun Aremu, a retired army general and monarch holding the esteemed title of Olukoro of Koro. The attack unfolded on Thursday night when the assailants forcefully entered th...

 Thousands of convicted prisoners are expected to join more than 27 million South Africans at the voting booth when the country holds its much-anticipated elections later this year. This follows a successful drive by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) this week to register eligible inmates on the voters roll, which has for th...

 How much money did Liberia's former administration leave in the state coffers when it left power? President Joseph Boakai who was sworn in on January 22nd said on Monday that the balance recorded was US$20.5 million, not US$40 million, as former President George Weah had claimed. Liberian media reported Wednesday that the Senate ordered the C...

 Residents were evacuated from small coastal towns near Cape Town in South Africa as wildfires swept down from surrounding mountains and burned out of control for a second day on Tuesday. Authorities ordered a full evacuation of Pringle Bay, a coastal village popular with holidaymakers about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Cape Town. People evac...

 Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia's Tigray and Amhara regions in recent months, the national ombudsman said Tuesday, a rare admission of hunger-related deaths by a federal body. Local officials have previously reported starvation deaths in their districts, but Ethiopia's federal government has insisted these reports are "c...