Voting under way in Chad amid delays
Voting has begun in Chad’s presidential election, a major step leading to the end of the country’s three-year transition. The...
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Tributes as South African actor Sebeng dies in car crash
South Africans have been sharing their tributes for actor Mpho Sebeng, who died on Sunday. The 30-year-old actor died from...
Uproar over detention of Nigerian investigative journalist
Nigerian opposition and activists are calling for the release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist working with the Foundation for Investigative...
Johannesburg city blamed for deadly SA building fire
An inquiry into a fire that killed 77 people in the South African city of Johannesburg last year has blamed...
Burna Boy, Siya Kolisi, Ruto among world’s most influential people
Afrobeats megastar Burna Boy, Kenya's President William Ruto and captain of South Africa's national rugby team Siya Kolisi are leading...
Burkina Faso expels French diplomats
Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for engaging in "subversive activities", the Burkinabe foreign affairs ministry said in a...
Anger as Sierra Leone cities remain in the dark for weeks
Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, and other cities have been plunged into darkness for weeks, due to the non-payment of electricity...
Prominent Tunisian journalist jailed for defamation
A court in Tunisia has sentenced a prominent journalist to six months in prison for defaming a civil servant, according...
CAR and France hold talks seeking to revive strained ties
The Central African Republic and France have agreed on a roadmap to boost bilateral cooperation, as both countries strive to...
South Africa has longest non-stop power streak for two years
South Africa has now gone for 21 consecutive days without power cuts, the first time such a streak has been...
