Africa
Nigeria buries 43 farmers killed by militants, dozens missing
Villagers in northeast Nigeria's Borno state on Sunday buried 43 farmers killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants, while security forces ...
Zimbabwe businessman takes on Sars over R600m in confiscated ...
Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi is taking the SA Revenue Service (Sars) to court, claiming it confiscated Kruger gold coins worth an ...
Allies of Burkina Faso's Kabore retain control of ...
Ethiopia says military operation in Tigray region ...
Zimbabwe tables US$5bn budget, with focus on post-Covid tourism, mining, agriculture
Zimbabwe has hinged its budget on good agriculture season, increased mining revenue and a stable currency.
Sixty km queues as Covid turns Kenyan border crossing into lorry park
The queue of lorries snakes down the narrow tarmac road, stretching back as far as the eye can see on both sides of a ...
Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region, says PM
The Ethiopian military will begin the "final phase" of an offensive in the rebellious northern Tigray region, Prime ...
Sudan’s former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies from coronavirus in UAE
Leading Sudanese politician and former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection three weeks ...
Ethiopia commission says Tigray youth group killed 600 civilians in Nov 9 attack
A Tigrayan youth group stabbed, strangled, and bludgeoned to death at least 600 civilians with the collusion of local ...
Kenya’s finance minister lowers 2020 economic growth projection
Kenya's economy is expected to grow by 0.6% this year
Tigray forces say they ‘completely destroyed’ Ethiopia’s 21st mechanized division
Tigrayan forces battling Ethiopia's federal government said on Tuesday they 'completely destroyed' the army's 21st ...
Ethiopia accuses Tigrayan forces of destroying Axum airport
Forces of Ethiopia's Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) have destroyed an airport in the ancient town of Axum, ...
Nigeria slips back into recession after Covid-19 and oil price double blow
Nigeria has slipped into a recession after its GDP contracted for the second consecutive quarter, according to data ...
Cheeky quip lands three in jail for blocking Zimbabwe presidential motorcade
Three men refused to give way to Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s motorcade on Friday, after claiming they too ...
Mozambique police say northern village, site of reported beheadings, retaken from ...
Mozambique police say northern village, site of reported beheadings, retaken from insurgents
Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys
Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours ...
At least 37 killed in Uganda protests after presidential candidate Wine’s arrest
At least 37 people have died and hundreds have been detained in unrest in Uganda triggered by the arrest of ...
16 people killed as Uganda's security personnel battle protests over Bobi Wine arrest
Sixteen people have been killed in Uganda over two days in operations by security personnel trying to quell protests ...
Africa welcomes US back after being shunned by Trump
Biden has to repair damage caused by president’s wrecking ball strategy on world trade
System collapse plunges Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, into darkness
Nigeria's national electricity grid collapsed on Sunday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria said in a statement