Harris visits Ghana’s president, promises aid, investments/in /by
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday praised Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo for his "democratic principles" during a visit with the West African leader, who's facing rising discontent over inflation and fresh concerns about regional security.
Chad’s interim president pardons 380 rebels jailed for 2021 death of former president/in /by
Chad's interim president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, has pardoned 380 rebels from the group, The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT).
Botswana 2024 polls: ‘I have to fix the mistake I made in appointing Masisi’ – Khama/in /by
Botswana's former president Ian Khama has vowed to vigorously campaign to defeat his handpicked successor Mokgweetsi Masisi in the ballot box. Now bitter rivals, Khama accuses Masisi of being a threat to democracy.
Hundreds storm ex-President Kenyatta’s farm/in /by
A huge number of unknown persons on Monday stormed the family farm of Kenya's former president Uhuru Kenyatta.
Son of Uganda’s Museveni to retire from army ‘this year’/in /by
“I will be retiring from the UPDF this year,” he tweeted
USA to hold a democracy summit days after China’s International Forum on Democracy/in /by
The United States is to hold a Summit for Democracy this week, just days after China hosted a similar event.
Niger seeks its first win as they play host to Algeria/in /by
It is the ninth time the two countries face each other, with six of the previous encounters coming at the World Cup. Niger has only defeated Algeria on one occasion
DRC: 17 hostages executed by CODECO in the northeast/in /by
Seventeen people taken hostage the day before in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo were executed on Sunday by the community militia CODECO (Cooperative for the Development of Congo).
Kenyan police on high alert as they brace for more anti-government protests/in /by
Police in Kenya were on high alert on Monday as they braced for a new round of anti-government protests, as the opposition called on people to take to the streets despite a ban.
Burkina Faso orders suspension of broadcasting of France 24/in /by
The ruling junta in Burkina Faso on Monday ordered the suspension "sine die" of France 24's broadcasting on its territory, after an interview on the news channel with the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in early March.