At least three people have been killed and dozens more are trapped in the centre of the main Tanzanian city,…
Nelson Mandela has been re-admitted to hospital in South Africa with a recurrence of a lung infection. A statement from…
Rupiah Banda, Zambia ex president, has been arrested in connection with a Nigerian oil deal, officials say. Rupiah Banda is…
Rebels in the Central African Republic have taken the capital, Bangui, after President Francois Bozize fled. Witnesses reported gunfire as…
France has confirmed today that Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in fighting in Mali. Abdelhamid Abou Zeid…
Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, a close aide and cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been arrested in Egypt. Ahmed…
The Supreme Court in Somalia has freed journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, who was imprisoned for interviewing a woman who alleged…
Kenya’s PM Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court appeal against Uhuru Kenyatta's narrow victory in the recent presidential election's…
Zimbabwe starts voting in key referendum on a new constitution, amid simmering political tensions. Both main parties - Zanu-PF and…
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is raising the alarm as at least 28% of schoolgirls in South Africa are HIV positive…