Nigeria’s presidential hopeful Abubakar tries again for the top job
This is the sixth time in three decades that Atiku Abubakar tries to reach the Nigerian presidency
We look at the challenges facing Nigerians as they prepare to vote
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and one of the most dynamic, but it's also plagued by growing insecurity and worsening poverty.
Tunisia’s president links African migrants to “violence and crimes”
President Saied also said it was part of a "criminal enterprise hatched at the dawn of this century to change the demographic composition of Tunisia."
Cyclone Freddy kills four in Madagascar
The storm affected some 16,600 people across Madagascar according to the country's National Risk Management Office
Plastic bottles help South Africans fight energy crisis
With up to 10 hours a day without power many South Africans are turning to plastic bottles to light their rooms
First Lady Jill Biden arrives in Namibia for five day Africa visit
She's expected to promote the empowerment of Africa's women and its youth as well as the hunger ravaging the drought-prone Horn of Africa region.
Warning of almost a million malnourished children in Kenya this year
In total, more than 5.4 million Kenyans will likely experience drought-triggered acute food insecurity this year, an international initiative warns.
We take a look at the numbers behind Nigeria’s elections
Nigeria is the continent's most populated state and this election has over 176,000 polling stations.
First EU-Kenya Business Forum concludes in Nairobi
An EU funding package for Kenya's TradeMark Africa was signed to facilitate a five-year programme that will boost Kenya’s exports
Tanzania Approves $3.5 Billion Pipeline Project
The 1,443-kilometre (900-mile) pipeline will transport crude from vast oilfields being developed in Lake Albert in northwestern Uganda to a Tanzanian port on the Indian Ocean.