Burkina Faso incumbent wins presidential election
Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won a second term after gaining an outright majority in the first round of elections, the country’s...
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Mayor of Zimbabwe capital arrested over graft allegations
The new mayor of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare has been arrested for alleged corruption, his lawyer said Thursday, as the top opposition figure’s party slammed the...
HRW flags ‘serious abuses’ in Tanzania’s elections
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that at least four people were killed by the state forces who also carried out other serious abuses...
Burkina Faso goes to the polls in shadow of jihadist threat
The people of Burkina Faso began voting in a general election Sunday in the shadow of a growing jihadist insurgency, and with opposition candidates warning...
Burkina Faso to vote in shadow of jihadist threat
Burkina Faso will vote in a general election Sunday in the shadow of a growing jihadist insurgency, with President Roch Marc Christian Kabore expected to...
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma walks out on graft commission
Former South African president Jacob Zuma staged a walkout at the commission investigating corruption during his tenure after failing in his legal bid to get...
Ghana anti-graft prosecutor quits over ‘interference’
Ghana’s special anti-corruption prosecutor has quit, accusing President Nana Akufo-Addo of “political interference” over a report into a controversial gold royalties deal. The move comes...
Ethiopian military regains control of Alamata, says 10,000 prisoners missing
The Ethiopian military forces regained control of the city of Alamata in the northern Ethiopian Region of Tigray, the state of emergency task force said...
Ivory Coast opposition gives conditions for dialogue
Ivory Coast’s two main opposition parties on Friday made a string of demands they want to see met before engaging in further dialogue on the...
JJ Rawlings: President Akufo-Addo declares seven days of mourning
Ghana’s former President Jerry Rawlings, a member of the radical and charismatic generation of figures who emerged in West Africa in the 1980s, died on...