Ghana's ruling party, the National Democratic Congress, NDC has asked the citizenry not to repeat Nigeria's mistake by voting out the ruling party.
Addressing party supporters on the President John Mahama's second campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region in Tema last Saturday, Kofi Adams...
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Grace Makosewe, former Capital FM presenter was found dead in her Ngumo apartment in Nairobi this morning.
THE STAR, a Kenyan website reports that Kilimani police boss Peter Katam said her death was reported by her cousin who had earlier left the house in Golf Course Phase 2 estate for...
Gambia is set to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
BBC reports that Gambian Information Minister Sheriff Bojang said the court had ignored Western war crimes. He said the ICC, for example, had failed to indict former British Prime Minister Tony Blair over the Iraq war...
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The International Monetary Fund has affirmed Nigeria as the biggest economy in Africa, ahead South Africa and Egypt.
Nigeria was reported to have lost its spot as Africa’s biggest economy to South Africa in August 2016, following the recalculation of the country’s Gross Domestic Product...
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Ahead of its December 5 Presidential election, the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) disqualified 13 candidates.
Global Times reports that the 13 candidates were disqualified for fraudulent signatures, absence of required number of signatures, and improper filling of nomination forms...
The African Bar Association (AFBA) says it is shocked about the arrest of some judges and invasion their homes by security agents in Nigeria.
AFBA President, Hannibal Uwaifo, said that the action of the security agents was a violation of the principles of the rule of law and tenets of...
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The Gabonese government has formed a new cabinet.
REUTERS reports that Gabon's prime minister on Sunday named a new government in the wake of disputed elections. The only opposition leader named in Prime Minister Emmanuel Issozet Ngondet's cabinet of 40 people is Bruno Ben Moubamba, who...
Ali Bongo has been sworn in for a second term as Gabon's president.
Bongo’s victory in the August 27 vote was confirmed on Saturday by the country’s top court, which dismissed opposition claims of voter fraud.
Speaking during his swearing in Bongo said, “I pledge to devote all my efforts...
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on Saturday said that African countries may soon pull out of the United Nations.
Mugabe made the disclosure when he got back to his country after the 71st United Nations General Assembly. He said African countries will pull out of the UN if the United...
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Winnie Mandela has joined calls for the resignation of South African President, Jacob Zuma.
TELEGRAPH UK reports that Winnie Mandela said the ruling African National Congress needed new leaders.
"We cannot pretend we do not have problems, we cannot pretend things are not wrong in our...
A Senior University lecturer in Tanzania has been charged with insulting President John Magufuli in a WhatsApp message.
REUTERS reports that insulting the president was made a criminal offense in Tanzania under a cybercrimes law passed last year, punishable by up to three years in jail, a...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has formally reacted to protests calling for his resignation.
Mail and Guardian reports that speaking at the 103rd ruling Zanu-PF party central committee meeting, Mugabe described the ongoing protests in the southern African country as a nuisance that...
An 8-year-old girl in Uganda has been arrested for allegedly engaging in lesbianism.
Gay Star News reports that Catherine Wobuyaga, officer at Jinja Police Child Family Protection unit, in the eastern region said that the child was arrested after her neighbour reported her to the police for...
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Monday sacked finance minister Armando Manuel.
He has been replaced by Augusto Archer de Sousa Mangueira, 53, who was chairman of the country’s Capital Markets Commission prior to the new appointment.
Professor Vincent Nmehielle has been appointed as the new secretary general of the African Development Bank.
The appointment, which starts from September, 2016 will position Nmehielle, a Nigerian who is also a South African national, in the senior management team of the bank.
The President of...
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The inauguration of Zambian President Edgar Lungu has been stopped by a court in the country.
The Zambia reports website said "The Secretary to Cabinet, Dr Roland Msiska, advised that we suspend preparations due to constitutional implications," the unidentified workers were quoted as...
Former Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki has been flown to a South African hospital for specialized treatment.
DAILY NATION reports that Kibaki was wheeled into the hospital's emergency unit on Saturday night at around 9pm. On Sunday, it was feared that Mr Kibaki, 84, may have suffered a...
Major crisis is brewing in Congo as the Democratic Republic Congo’s main opposition Alliance has rejected talks with the government of President Joseph Kabila over the postponement of the general elections.
Aljazeera reports that the opposition is calling on citizens to embark on strike...
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