Strike freezes majority of transport services across Tunisia’s capital

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On Monday (Jan. 2), staff from state-owned public transport firm Transtu walked out and hundreds demonstrated outside the prime minister's office, responding to a...

Mali court sentences 46 Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in prison

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A court in Mali has sentenced 46 Ivorian troops whose detention in Mali sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries to 20 years...

The Gambia details plan of alleged coup plotters

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In a press briefing in Banjul on Thursday (Dec. 29), The Gambia’s newly appointed national security adviser provided new details of last week's coup...
Darkness spreads in South Africa as load shedding of electricity persists

Power cuts force businesses to closedown in South Africa

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Load shedding of electricity in South Africa has forced businesses to operate in low capacity and companies to shut down some of their outlets...

Senegal’s opposition calls for protests after Covid funds “mismanaged”

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Senegal's main opposition coalition Yewii Askan Wi has called for a "concert of pans" on New Year’s Eve, as the president addresses the nation. They're...

Over 50 killed in ethnic clashes in South Sudan’s Jonglei region

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At least 57 people were killed and more than a dozen others injured during recent ethnic violence in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei region, a...

UNHCR, African Development Bank and Mozambican government help refugees

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In Mozambique’s Nampula province, UNHCR has partnered with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government to provide electricity to refugees and displaced people living at the Maratane refugee settlement. under the Energy for All...

Ethiopian Airline commences commercial flights in Tigray region as first step...

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Ethiopian Airline has resumed commercial flight to Tigray region after a two year war between the government of Ethiopia and Tigray people’s liberation front. Early...

DR Congo sentences soldiers to death for killing two Chinese nationals

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Eight Congolese soldiers and a civilian were sentenced to death, on appeal, by a military court in Ituri province in the northeast of the...

Wildlife campaigners raise alarm over rise in trade of hippo ivory

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The international wildlife and conservation charity Born Free has warned that hippo numbers in Africa are continuing to decline as legislation, partly due to...