News
Breaking news and the latest happenings from around Africa.
South Africa starts clinical trials on first locally developed oral cholera vaccine
Researchers and scientists in South Africa on Tuesday have launched clinical trials on the first domestically manufactured vaccine in over...
Read moreDetailsNigeria, US and UK probe $235m cocaine seizure at Lagos port
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics enforcement agency said on Tuesday it is working with its U.S. and British counterparts to “unravel the cartel...
Read moreDetailsAngola celebrates 50 years of independence with Lourenço calling for “inclusive society”
Angola celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal on Tuesday with a military parade in Luanda. Soldiers, marching...
Read moreDetailsGabon: Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo sentenced to 20 years in jail for embezzlement
The wife and son of former Gabonese president Ali Bongo were found guilty of embezzlement of public funds and sentenced...
Read moreDetailsVodacom inks Africa internet deal with Musk’s Starlink
South Africa's largest mobile operator Vodacom Group has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet...
Read moreDetailsUN believes hundreds were killed in Tanzania election protests
The U.N. Human Rights Office said on Tuesday it believes hundreds of people were killed in Tanzania in protests that...
Read moreDetailsGabon: Wife and son of former president Ali Bongo face corruption trial
Sylvia Bongo Ondimba and Noureddin Bongo Valentin, the wife and son of former Gabonese president Ali Bongo, are being tried in...
Read moreDetailsMali TikTok influencer killed after posts supporting military
Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation's military,...
Read moreDetailsSomaliland rejects visas issued by Somalia and tightens control over its airpsace
Somaliland has declared that visas and travel authorisations issued by neighbouring Somalia are not valid to enter its territory. In...
Read moreDetailsBritain and South Africa hand back Ghanaian royal artefacts
More than 130 gold and bronze artefact taken between the 1870s and early 20th century were returned to Ghana on...
Read moreDetails