Tunisia: African migrants expelled from Sfax centre

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Some 500 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were evicted on Sunday by Tunisian security forces from a square in the centre of Sfax (central-eastern Tunisia)...

Liberia opposition leader Boakai opens bid to beat President Weah

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Thousands gathered in Monrovia, Liberia's capital, on Sunday as opposition leader Joseph Boakai officially launched his campaign in anticipation of the upcoming October elections. These...

Congo denies claims of coup attempt

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The Congo-Brazzaville government has refuted recent claims of a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso, who has held office for an uninterrupted 39 years. These...

Unions push on Dr. Mukwege to vie for Presidency in DR...

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The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Denis Mukwege, said he had received $100,000 from his supporters for a possible candidacy in the December...

Beating and torture allegations emerge in Zimbabwe after election

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There are signs that Zimbabwe has slipped into another era of brutal oppression, even as newly reelected President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks publicly of “peace,...

South Africa: Unusual waves hit the coast of Cape Town

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On the tourist coast near Cape Town, strong tides combined with violent winds caused a powerful swell over the weekend, with water overtopping the...

Algeria’s Bejaïa forest wildfires break out again

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Several wildfires have broken out in Algeria's northeastern Bejaia and Tizi-Ouzou provinces again as emergency crew tries to extinguish the spread of the the...

French visa ban controversy: Nigerien artists refuse to let culture be...

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This Nigerien flutist and singer has a message. It is one directed at France, his country's former colonial power who has banned cultural venues...

Thousands again take part in anti-French protests, say ‘enough is enough’

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A few thousand people have demonstrated in front of a military base housing French soldiers in Niamey, Niger's capital to demand their departure from...

South Africa holds state funeral for Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi

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Thousands of people, some dressed in traditional warrior clothes, on Saturday attended the funeral of South Africa's divisive Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who was...