Africa

Five people have been killed in an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Sudan, the United Nations confirmed on Tuesday. The attack happened on Monday night, near the town …

Unless the decision is overturned, Ivorians will not be able to tick the box next to any of these names in October’s presidential elections: Tijane Thiam, Laurent Gbagbo, Charles Blé …

Uganda military authorities said two people died before executing a suspected explosive attack near a Catholic shrine in the capital, Kampala. The military said in a statement Tuesday they “intercepted …

A high court judge in South Africa on Tuesday dismissed an application by former President Jacob Zuma to end his graft trial. Zuma together with French company, Thales, are facing …

Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris has dissolved the country’s caretaker government, according to reports from state news agency SUNA. The news came late on Sunday, just one day after Idris …

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has urged African leaders to break free from aid dependency and commit to self-reliance and sustainable development. Speaking at …

Gabon is set to stop exporting raw manganese by 2029, as part of a national strategy to boost local industry and reduce dependency on unprocessed resource exports. The government announced …

Sudan’s new prime minister dissolved the caretaker government Sunday, a day after he was sworn in before the chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Army Chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. …

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, pressure is mounting on Justice Minister Constant Mutamba after explosive allegations over a multi-million dollar no-bid contract and suspicious fund transfers. On Tuesday, lawmakers …

The UN Security Council on Friday extended by one year the arms embargo and individual sanctions imposed on South Sudan, where recent violent clashes have raised the specter of a …