Activists in Kenya demand release of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye/in /by
Activists gathered in Kenya's capital of Nairobi on Thursday to demand the release of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, a day after he collapsed in court in Kampala
Egyptian PM announces investigation after Damietta port drone attack/in /by
Egypt's Prime Minister said Thursday that the country would now be examining the remains of a drone that attacked two vessels at the Egyptian port of Damietta on Wednesday.
Liberian authorities burn $336 million in cocaine implicating senior police officials/in /by
Liberian law enforcement agents burned some 4.2 metric tons of cocaine worth about $336 million on Thursday, days after authorities announced the country’s largest-ever drug seizure and implicated senior police officials in the trafficking operation.
Tyla drops Nigeria tour date after xenophobia backlash/in /by
Following growing criticism across social media linked to South Africa's anti migrants attacks,, South African music star Tyla has removed Nigeria from the list of destinations on her upcoming A*Pop World Tour.
Several drown as hundreds of migrants rush to Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco/in /by
Hundreds of people were converging on Morocco's northern town of Fnideq on Thursday evening, following rumours that the border with Spain's Ceuta had opened, according to an AFP journalist
S.Africa pushes Africa migration talks after xenophobic violence/in /by
Pretoria called Thursday for an Africa-wide conference to address migration on the continent after weeks of deadly anti-migrant violence and tensions over undocumented foreign workers in South Africa
UEFA to boycott FIFA tournaments if plan to sell World Cup stake goes ahead/in /by
Europe’s football governing body said the tournament should not be seen as an investment product and is 'not for sale'.
Ghana’s government backs extending presidential term from four to five years/in /by
Other recommendations accepted by the government include extending Parliament’s tenure to match the new presidential term.
George Clooney evacuates French estate as wildfires rage/in /by
Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, have evacuated their French estate as fast-moving wildfires continue to sweep across southern France.
Burkina Faso media regulator fines Canal+ over free access to state TV/in /by
It accuses the French satellite television service of failing to comply with an obligation to provide free access to Burkinabe TV.