**A group of Malian political parties and civil society organisations appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday to annul the junta's ban on political activities. ** In a statement, the group said they are appealing to Mali's top court "with the aim of annulling the decree which they consider tyrannical and oppressive." The ruling junta suspended all ...

 Local groups and an official in Mali are calling for the release of more than 110 people kidnapped by suspected jihadists some 6 days ago. They told the AFP news agency that three buses carrying the civilians were stopped by the group of men in the centre of the country and forced to head towards a forest between Bandiagara and Bankass. An el...

 Ghanaian gospel musician Kofi Owusu Dua Anto, known professionally as KODA, has reportedly passed away at age 46. Reports say a source close to the family confirmed the unfortunate passing of the musician. The musician died on Sunday from a condition yet to be made public. Multiple reports suggest was suffering from kidney disease. Fans and f...

 The BRICS Film Festival kicked off on Friday in Russia as part of the Moscow International Film Festival. Now in its 8th year, the BRICS Film Festival is being held this year in the Russian capital. An annual event, the festival is hosted by the rotating presidency of the BRICS countries each year. On the programme in Moscow are eight films, ...

**Dozens of climate activists took to the streets of Kisumu Kenya on Friday to protest against fossil fuel industries in their region.**The protesters called for changes to stop global warming affecting the water near them and the ecosystems of those bodies of water. "As we head into the INC4 (UN Environment Programme) for the development of the le...

 A Tunisian judge has sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months in prison, in the latest attack on members of the media who criticize the government. Mohamed Boughalleb, who had been accused of insulting a civil servant, was convicted on Wednesday and will remain behind bars, where he has been since his arrest last month a...

 Kenya has joined several African countries in expressing concerns over Benylin Paediatric, a children's cough syrup, following recent toxicity findings. The country along with Tanzania, eSwatini, Rwanda, South Africa, Nigeria and Zimbabwe have all recalled a batch of the pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson's product. Kenya's Pharmacy a...

 Nigeria's headline inflation rate rose 1.50% to 33.20% in March, the country's statistics bureau reported on Monday. The figure is the highest in 28 years. The National Bureau of Statistics attributed the increase to soaring food and energy costs. Consumer inflation in Africa's most populous country has been on an upward trend for 15 straight...

 In a children's foster care centre on the hills of Rwanda's capital Kigali, Patience Wamungu is hard at work trying to instil the knowledge and skills he has horned over the years in the sport of fencing to his young students. Eagle-eyed, authoritative and just like his name, he patiently goes about his training session meticulously at Gisimb...

Israeli military spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a video statement released on Saturday that "Iran will bear the consequences for choosing to escalate the situation any further." "Israel is on high alert. We have increased our readiness to protect Israel from further Iranian aggression. We are also prepared to respond," Hagari added. I...

 Kenya on Thursday announced a proposal for a regional maritime treaty to defuse tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia. Ethiopia in January signed a deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland to lease a portion of its coastland in return for possible recognition of the region, which has claimed independence from Somalia since 1991. The deal ...

 Heavy rains and flooding in Kenya caused more destruction in several parts of the country on Thursday. Local media reports have put the death toll from flooding in recent days at 11, with over two thousand people displaced. "We have people who have been internally displaced, who don't have a place to call home, no roof on top of their heads, ...

 An activist who criticized Morocco's decision to normalize relations with Israel was sentenced to five years in prison, as some of the Arab world's largest pro-Palestinian protests continue to sweep the country. Abdul Rahman Zankad of Mohammedia, Morocco was arrested in March after posting on Facebook about the Israel's war in Gaza and Morocc...

 Since the announcement of a deal between Ethiopia and Soamlia's breakaway region of Somaliland three months ago, tensions have been breewing between the two east African neighbours and security partners. Somalia on April 4 ordered Ethiopia's ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours, and the closing of Ethiopia's consulates in the regio...

 As countries mark World Health Day, the World Health Organisation has highlighted air pollution as a top danger. But at the Dandora dump site on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, toxic fumes from burning waste does not stop people from scavenging here for anything that might be worth selling. "We face a lot of problems here, for ex...

 Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency after increased cases of substance abuse. President Julius Maada Bio's decree Thursday follows an explosive rise in the use of a synthetic drug known as Kush. The drug which is highly addictive is a mix of marijuana, tentanyl and tramadol, a powerful pain killer. Kush has been blamed for causing ...

 Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko unveiled his government made up of 25 ministers and 5 junior inisters on Friday. President Bassirou Diomaye approved the cabinet list. The performance of the council of ministers will be closely watched at home and abroad. Diomaye has promised audacious changes including dropping the West African currency- the CFA...

 Senegal marked Thursday(Apr. 04) the 64 th anniversary of its independence from France. The newly inaugurated President Bassirou Diomaye Faye attended the ceremony in Dakar. According to the state news agency APS, this year's celebrations were reduced to a flag-raising ceremony because of the uncertainty which prevailed ahead of the March 24t...

 Zimbabwe declared a state of disaster Wednesday (Apr. 03) over a devastating drought that's sweeping across much of southern Africa. Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa president said the nation needs $2 billion for humanitarian assistance. "Due to the El Nino-induced drought … more than 80% of our country received below normal rainfall,"...

 The semi-autonomous state of Puntland says it has withdrawn from the country's federal system and will govern itself independently until constitutional amendments passed by the central government in Somalia are approved in a nationwide referendum. On Saturday, the federal parliament in Mogadishu approved several constitutional changes that th...