President Andry Rajoelina took the oath in a packed stadium on Saturday to start a new term as Madagascar's leader, rebuffing an opposition boycott and international concerns over the island's future. In front of six African presidents in the crowd of 50,000, the 49-year-old party organiser-turned-politician vowed to act with "integrity" to l...

 In an art gallery in the heart of the Ugandan capital Kampala, abstract paintings by a Ugandan painter hang. Paintings by Charlene Komuntale, a contemporary Ugandan artist, are among many by African artists that have graced these gallery walls over the years. Contemporary African art has a rich and diverse history that dates back to prehistor...

 Gedeon, 22, driving his auto-rickshaw through the bustling streets of DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, said he never imagined he would end up doing the job he does. Like many young people in the deeply impoverished central African nation, he said he had high hopes that the government can deliver a better future. "I want to go back to school," sai...

 If traditional Ivorian dance styles such as coupé-décalé and Zouglou still provide Ivorians with some moves, the nation's dancing world continues to evolve. Breakdance, a style of street dance born in the United States in the 1970s. It has become increasingly popular among the youth in Cote d'Ivoire. Kevin Djanhoun, the reigning west African ...

 The FIFA best men's player award for 2023 will be another contest between Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. FIFA announced the shortlist on Thursday with the same top three in the voting as for the Ballon d'Or prize that Messi won in October. Though the Ballon d'Or voting period included the 2022 World Cup won by a Messi-inspire...

 A debt relief of $4.5 billion from international creditors- the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank - is the latest news to greet Somalia. The IMF on Tuesday in a statement noted that Somalia was deserving of the relief having implemented a poverty reduction strategy for at least a year, and maintained a "track record of soun...

 A few days ahead of the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, scheduled for December 20th 2023, is causing a stir on the web and leaving public opinion stunned. The creation of the "Alliance Fleuve Congo" was made official on Friday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. At the helm is Corneille Nangaa, the former chairman of t...

 The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday asked the Guinean authorities dominated by the military to "urgently" an end to the series of restrictive measures taken against certain private media, denouncing "attacks on press freedom on a considerable scale". Coming to power following a coup d'état in September 2021, the junta was comm...

 **Somalia's president says his son didn't flee Turkey after he was involved in a fatal highway crash in Istanbul.**He has advised his son to go back and present himself to court, which has issued an arrest warrant. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said in an interview with The Associated Press that his 40-year-old son, who is a doctor, stayed ...

 Fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries spread on Friday to the outskirts of Wad Madani, a town so far spared from the violence where hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have taken refuge, an AFP correspondent reported. The Sudanese army prevented civilians from entering the town, which was overflown on Friday by fighter jets and ...

 A new report shows that the number of 'grave violations' committed against children in war rose 13% in 2022, to the highest level since reporting started in 2005. The new analysis - Stop the War on Children: Let Children live in Peace -released by Save the Children warns the numbers of abuses are expected to rise still further in 2023. These ...

 One of Africa's leading e-commerce platforms Jumia Technologies will reportedly cease its food delivery operations across 7 markets by the end of this month. Reuters reported Wednesday (Dec. 13) that the company will instead focus on growing its core online retail business. Jumia Food represented about 11% of Jumia's general merchandise value...

 Chess strategists, novices and enthusiasts alike gathered in Tangier for the OPEN DE TANGER Chess Tournament. The event brought together some 100 top players, all determined to win the top prize in a merciless competition. "Today, over 100 players took part in our tournament. Tournaments are an opportunity for players to test and evaluate the...

 Renowned Mozambican journalist João Chamusse was discovered lifeless outside his residence on the outskirts of the capital, Maputo, in what is believed to be a case of murder. Local media reports that Chamusse fell victim to unidentified assailants, with neighbours attesting to hearing his desperate cries for help during the early hours of Th...

 The World Bank recognises the efforts made by the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to improve Nigeria's economic situation, but insists on the need for further reforms, in a half-yearly report published on Wednesday. It is "time to turn the corner by implementing fiscal and monetary measures in the short and medium term", recommended...

 Security forces in South Africa have ramped up a clampdown on illegal miners. On Thursday (Dec. 14), dozens of army and police searched shacks, seizing mining equipment in the Soul City settlement near Kagiso, west of Johannesburg, AFP reporters saw. More than 70 people, mostly undocumented migrants, were held over two days in the area, which...

 The Women's World Handball Championship is now entering the race for the last four. The tournament being held in Sweden, Norway and Denmark has seen Senegal achieve the greatest feat in the history of its handball. For their 2nd participation, the Lionesses reached the main round.Senegal's performance kept a large part of the country on its t...

 President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Tuesday that it is time for Somalia to "take up full responsibility of its security." "The achievement of this objective will not only benefit Somalia, but it will also contribute to regional and global peace and stability," said Mohamud at the Somalia Security Sector Conference in New York. ...

 With just a few days to go before the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the issue of faulty voters' cards is worrying voters and election observers alike. At a time when the DRC is already weakened by attacks from the M23 rebellion and other armed groups, the issue risks adding a new layer to the spectre of a post-ele...

 Former Sierra Leonean president Ernest Bai Koroma has been placed under house supervision in what the opposition say is house arrest following the recent violence. Koroma was questioned on Monday (Dec. 11) for the third time by police in Freetown about the events of November 26, described by the authorities as an attempted coup d'état. On Sat...