A senior member of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling party was beaten to death after taking part in a radio Read More

A Nigerian court ordered the country’s downstream ​petroleum regulator to continue issuing ‌fuel import licences and related permits to three oil Read More

Ethiopia’s military and allied militiamen captured the strategic town of Alamata south of Tigray’s ​capital, a pro-government militia said on Read More

At least 27 people have been killed and 26 others injured in two separate mass shootings in South Africa within hours of each other. Read More

Thirteen people, including three army officers, were killed on Friday when a military plane crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a Read More

A total of $2.9 billion has been mobilised for the Ebola response in Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa Read More

Internet and phone networks were disrupted in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Friday after fighting broke out this week between federal Read More

The African Union Commission has urged warring parties in Ethiopia to immediately de-escalate tensions and hold direct talks after forces from the Read More

Uganda’s total public debt rose by 14.8 percent in the 12 months to June, reaching $37.1 billion as the government increased domestic borrowing to Read More

On Saturday, South African police discovered another body in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, raising the total to 10 women found dead in the Read More