The 21st century scramble for Africa by the world's major powers is not necessarily a straightforward affair and could therefore be seriously misconstrued, writes Nick…

Rwanda's consumer inflation accelerated for the second straight month in December 2022 on the back of higher food prices, official data has showed.Consumer price index…

The Election Observation Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS–EOM) to the Legislative Elections in the Republic of Benin, led by H.E.…

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $77.57 a barrel on Monday, January 9, 2023, compared with $76.15 the previous Friday, according…

Ethiopia and its neighbor Somalia have signed a revised Air Services Agreement (ASA) that aims to boost the two neighboring countries' collaboration in the aviation…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has directed senior government officials to focus on solving problems facing the population instructing the Prime Minister to restrict "unnecessary" foreign…

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) intervention force in Mozambique launched a probe into an incident in which suspected members of the force were filmed…

A former head of the Presidential Guard in Guinea, Aboubacar Sidiki Diakite, also known as Toumba, who has long cultivated the image of a sulphurous…

At least one kid has been confirmed dead in the school bus accident that occurred on Monday morning at Rebero, a hill overlooking Kigali, hospital…

President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's assertion that the strength of Ghana's democracy is dependent on the credibility of its electoral process and respect for the…

The report that over 20 Deposit Money Banks on Monday began the implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria's new cash withdrawal limit policy across…

The price of OPEC basket of 13 crudes stood at $76.17 a barrel on Friday, January 6, 2023, compared with $75.79 the previous day, according…

Rwanda's Senate on Monday elected Dr Francois-Xavier Kalinda as new president of the upper house of the parliament a few days after his predecessor had…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday warned about the possible involvement of foreign mercenaries in the current conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…

Malawi has appealed for humanitarian assistance to deal with a cholera outbreak that has claimed more than 700 lives over the past 10 months.In a…

Botswana has recorded its first death from COVID-19 in four months as the southern African country reported an increase in new infections from the deadly…

The senior Senegalese army officer will act as interim commander from 9 January until a new Force Commander takes office.End of mission for General C.J.…

More than one million students have been affected by jihadist exactions as of December 31, 2022.The security crisis continues to affect the education sector in…

At least 25 children were wounded after the bus they were travelling in overturned on their way to school at Rebero, a hill overlooking Kigali…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has sent a message to the Head of State Alassane Ouattara, following the release of 46 Ivorian…

The killings, attributed to army auxiliaries, have been condemned by the government and civil society organizations.The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk,…

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the South Sudanese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all the journalists detained last week and ensure…

The CPJ joined Reporters Without Borders and 76 press freedom organizations and journalists on Friday, January 6, in calling on Senegalese authorities to drop the…

The Nigeria police said that one of the suspected kidnappers had been arrested in the attack at a train station at the Igueben train station,…

A Mozambican national believed to be the kingpin of a ring involved in kidnappings for ransom in Mozambique has been remanded in custody after appearing…

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) must be decisive and fearless to tackle “difficulties facing the people” of South Africa as a priority, President Cyril…

President Macky Sall rushed to Kaffrine, central Senegal on Sunday evening to inquire about the situation of those injured after the tragic road accident that…

Zanzibar has been named number one top travel destination for 2023 by Travelers Worldwide, putting the Island on top of the list of 15 best…

The appeal by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians to continue to work to create the platform for the evolution of a new Ghanaian…

Officials in The Gambia say a manhunt is continuing for a so-called fugitive linked to last month's alleged foiled coup who is still on the…

Iran hosted the 16th meeting of the coordination committee of foreign economic relations this year on reviewing the latest state of economic relations between Iran…

The report that soldiers, police personnel and vigilantes are currently tracking the abductors of no fewer than 31 train passengers who were whisked away from…

All is now set for the maiden edition of the African Heritage Concert and Awards organized to honour distinguished African personalities.Late Tanzanian president, John Magufuli…

South Africa has identified a mutation of the Covid-19 subvariant called XBB.1.5 which has caused its first case of a Covid -19 infection, leading the…

Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaili and his Libyan counterpart Mabrouka Toghi Othman reviewed developing cultural, artistic interactions.The meeting was held on…

Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye who begins a tour of Africa on Sunday till South Africa, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Gabon and Sao…

At least 40 people have been killed after a violence head-on collision involving two buses on the Kaffrine road about 250 km in the center-west…

South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Sunday condemned the alleged attempt on the life of power utility Eskom's Chief executive, André De Ruyter,…

Relations between Bamako and Abidjan had hit rock bottom thanks to a row over the detention of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali since July…

Political stakeholders in Sudan are poised for the historic launch of the final phase of the political process which would lead to the introduction of…