Abuja, Nigeria—— Nigeria and Cameroon on Friday signed a historic partnership to protect wildlife, protect critical habitats and combat cross-border wildlife trade. The signing ceremony of...
Harare, Zimbabwe—— Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa pardoned 4,000 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the country’s prisons. Mnangagwa released women, people with chronic illnesses, teenagers...
Nairobi, Kenya—— Kenya began three days of mourning on Friday after the country’s defense minister and nine other senior military officers were killed in a helicopter...
Yaoundé, Cameroon— In response to growing campaign violence, Chad’s transitional president, General Mohamed Idriss Deby, has ordered the army to arrest angry civilians to ensure peace...
Nairobi- Kenya’s military chief was one of nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday, President William Ruto said. Kenya Defense Forces Commander-in-Chief General Francis...
Gaborone, Botswana— A coalition of churches in Botswana has expressed opposition to parliament’s recent efforts to amend the constitution to include gay rights. Botswana’s Minister of...
Abuja, Nigeria—— Nigeria has been Africa’s No. 1 or No. 2 oil exporter for years but has relied heavily on imports to meet local energy needs....
Burkina Faso’s military junta expelled three French diplomats for “subversive activities,” according to a government statement on Thursday. The diplomats, two of whom are political advisers,...
A gold mine in Zimbabwe has turned its former dumpsite into a solar station, generating all the energy needed to operate the mine and releasing excess...
Yaoundé, Cameroon— Officials say the state of health care in Cameroon is increasingly worrying, with thousands of doctors fleeing the Central African country in search of...