General Christopher Musa addresses the Boko Haram challenge, corruption reports, and more.For more than 15 years, Nigeria’s armed forces have battled Boko Haram and groups…
Rumour has it that some Ivorians can eat attieke morning, afternoon and night. The fermented cassava meal has long been a marker of national identity…
In 1903, a deal was struck between the United States and Cuba that would leave an enduring mark on international relations. The agreement gave the…
Ryan Rickelton scored 259 as South Africa seized control on day two of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands. Batting first, South Africa were…
Political cartooning in Kenya has never been without its risks. Cartoonists have faced state-engineered dismissal and censorship, lawsuits from irate politicians unhappy with their portrayal,…
French military troops who have been in Ivory Coast for decades will soon be leaving, Ivorian officials have said, signalling more diplomatic setbacks for France…
NewsFeedA 500-kilogram metallic object crashed into Mukuku village in Makueni County, Kenya this week. The Kenya Space Agency suggests this object is a separation ring…
Spain received 63,970 migrants and refugess who arrived through irregular routes last year, including 46,843 people in the Canary Islands.At least 46,843 people reached Spain’s…
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – From the Port of Lobito in Angola, along Africa’s Atlantic coast, runs a 1,300km (800-mile) stretch of railway…
For three years, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in an armed conflict between the army and the M23 rebel…
NewsFeedIvory Coast has become the latest African country to expel France’s military from its nation. In a televised address, President Alassane Ouattara announced the ‘organised…
Ivory Coast is the latest West African nation to expel troops of former colonial power after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.Ivory Coast has announced that…
Dozens of Kenyans have been abducted in recent months, according to rights groups, who blame police and intelligence services.Police in Kenya’s capital Nairobi have fired…
“Never in modern history have so many people faced starvation and famine as in Sudan today,” experts selected by the United Nations Human Rights Council…
A truck packed with passengers plunged into a river in Sidama state, regional authorities said.At least 71 people have died in a road accident in…
The Group of 20 (G20) is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). It works to…
South Africa seal their place in World Test Championship final with a two-wicket win.South Africa tailenders Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen have hung in against…
Yassine Fall discusses Senegal’s vision for economic independence and diplomacy.Senegal, long considered one of Africa’s most stable nations, is entering a transformative era under President…
Voters to choose a new parliament, provincial assemblies and local councils but the opposition has called for a boycott.Voting is under way in Chad’s first…
I arrive in Hermanus, a picturesque South African coastal village an hour-and-a-half from Cape Town, at about 11am on a sunny October morning. Ignoring the…