Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sacked as vice president by President Robert Mugabe who accused him of being “disloyal”. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP/File) Zimbabwean Vice President Emm... Read more
Seven civilians, including two young children, were killed by a car bomb that exploded at a security checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula on Monday, Egypt’s army spokesman said. The military sa... Read more
Activists of the online movement #bringbackourgirls demonstrate during a march to the Presidential Villa in Abuja on January 8, 2017 to mark the 1000 days since the mass abduction of the Chi... Read more
0 AFP photographer Abdullah Doma took this picture of Libyans attending a candlelit concert marking “Earth Hour” in Benghazi on March 25, 2017, as iconic landmarks and skylines... Read more
Streets in The Gambia are deserted following reports of an ECOWAS military force ready to forcefully remove President Yaya Jammeh, who has refused to leave office after losing last year... Read more
Lagos (AFP) – Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan did not receive kickbacks from a $1.3 billion deal involving oil giants ENI and Shell which is under investigation in I... Read more
Rabat (AFP) – A public television station in Morocco apologised again after uproar on social media followed its broadcast of an item on makeup to hide the bruises of battered women. Th... Read more
Kampala (AFP) – Amnesty International on Monday denounced as “shocking” weekend clashes between security forces and royal guards in Uganda which left 62 dead, saying many v... Read more
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech (COP22), young people have been vocally pushing for more climate ambition and for a stronger role of youth in helping to shape climate polici... Read more
Dakar (AFP) – After a delayed start, a former British policeman aiming to swim across the Atlantic finally set off Sunday from Senegal, bound for Brazil more than 3,000 km away.... Read more
