A peacekeeper has died and four others seriously injured in Mali’s volatile north, near the Algerian border when an improvised explosive device went off, the United Nations said. “One dead and three seriously injured after one of our teams hit an ... Read More

Doumbouya led the overthrow of President Alpha Conde on September 5 Guinea has sworn in Colonel Mamady Doumbouya as interim president, who promised to respect the West African state’s international commitments while transitioning to civilian rule. Doumbouya, who led the overthrow of President ... Read More

The High Court in Rwanda has sentenced a woman to 15 years in prison after finding her guilty of criticising the way the 1994 genocide is commemorated, calling for a protest and spreading a rumour that the president had died. Yvonne ... Read More

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ethiopians in three regions where elections had been delayed have headed to the polls to vote for their representatives, with one area also voting on whether to form its own regional state. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will form ... Read More

South Africa told visiting climate envoys from the United States, Britain, Germany and France that it needs major financial support to move away from coal, the environment department said on Wednesday. South Africa is the world's 12th biggest carbon emitter, according ... Read More

About 70% of African nations missed a target of vaccinating one out of every 10 people against Covid-19 by the end of September, the World Health Organization said. The delivery of shots to the continent needs to double for African countries ... Read More

Northern Ethiopia has been racked by nearly 11 months of brutal conflict Ethiopia’s government has ordered the expulsion of seven senior United Nations officials from the country for “meddling” in its internal affairs. The move on Thursday came as humanitarian workers have ... Read More

Sudan has, for years, struggled with an array of economic woes, including a huge budget deficit and widespread shortages of essential goods and soaring prices of bread and other staples Sudan is making progress as it reconnects with the global ... Read More

Ivory Coast has begun an Ebola vaccination programme following the confirmation of its first case since 1994. The country’s health ministry said the family of the infected teenager and health workers involved were the first to be given the jab. Health official Serge Ehole ... Read More

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has handed himself in to police to begin serving a jail sentence for contempt of court. His Foundation said he had travelled to a prison near his home in KwaZulu-Natal province late on Wednesday. Police had ... Read More