In Cameroon, Anglophone regions are tense ahead of contentious elections next week.

Victims of ex-Chad dictator Hissène Habré wait in vain years later for reparations from the government.

Malawi's top court nullifies the country's disputed 2019 election results.

Somalia declares State of emergency due to a locust outbreak

Africa reacts to the US Travel ban: Tanzania says it was not notified , Eritrea is angry, and Nigeria sets up special committee.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and senior Cabinet ministers have met President Cyril Ramaphosa.

From Burundi to Cameroon- media under attack with offices being set alight and media workers being arrested.

Islamic State says they’ve killed more than 20 soldiers in the Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique.

Nigeria plans to ban motorbike taxis to make way for Uber.

Ethiopia quarantines several people over coronavirus fears.

Sudan says its former President Omar al-Bashir’s handover to the ICC depends on peace negotiations results.

More than 100 people have been arrested as protests against Gambian President Adama Barrow's rule increase.

One year in and Félix Tshisekedi is yet to make his mark as DRC president.

Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have moved closer to formalising a water sharing deal over the Nile after technical teams meet in Khartoum to draw up a draft agreement.

Words and phrases that have been used by Nigerians for decades as part of the country’s local lexicon have now finally been added to the Oxford English dictionary.

A Zimbabwean tycoon makes a multi-million offer to end the doctors' strike.

A controversial patent on Ethiopia's national cereal, Teff, is about to be terminated.

Donald Trump's new travel ban 'targets' Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.

The most serious locust outbreak in 25 years hits East Africa.