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Kenya’s new deputy president sworn in after legal challenges
Kenya's new Deputy President Kithure Kindiki was sworn in on Friday after a court lifted orders barring his inauguration following...
Read moreDetailsBotswana voters kick out ruling party of nearly six decades; Third time lucky for Duma Boko
Botswana's voters delivered a shock defeat to the party that has ruled them for nearly six decades, registering their anger...
Read moreDetailsMauritius blocks social media until after election, opposition and civil society groups cry foul
Mauritius' communications regulator ordered all internet service providers to suspend access to social media platforms on Friday until Nov. 11,...
Read moreDetailsParis court sentences ex-Rwandan doctor to 27 years for 1994 genocide role
A Paris court on Wednesday sentenced a Rwandan former doctor to 27 years in prison for his role in the...
Read moreDetailsPost-election protests in Mozambique leave 10 dead, dozens injured
At least 10 people were killed and 63 injured by gunfire in Mozambique during protests following disputed election results, medical...
Read moreDetailsGuinea junta dissolves dozens of political parties, silent on elections
Guinea authorities dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition ones under observation late Monday, while the transitional...
Read moreDetailsYoruba people of West Africa
Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country. There are...
Read moreDetailsDangote says refinery has 500 mln litres of petrol in storage, can meet Nigeria’s demand
Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery has a stockpile of 500 million litres of petrol, its billionaire founder said, countering claims by...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s president Bassirou Faye fights for mandate in parliamentary race
With fireworks displays, packed rallies, and town-to-town caravans, Senegalese political parties are wooing voters in a parliamentary race that will...
Read moreDetailsCôte d’Ivoire: Ex Portuguese PM wins Houphouet Boigny Prize
Former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa was named the 2024 UNESCO – Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize winner on 16 October....
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