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West African heads of state elected Nigerian president Bola Tinubu to lead regional bloc ECOWAS next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Speaking at a summit in Bissau after being named president of the Economic Community of West African…
Guinea-Bissau on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence, as well as the 50th anniversary of the founding of the country's armed forces. The event, marked by a civil…
Zimbabwe declared Friday (Nov. 17) a state of emergency in the capital, Harare, over a deadly cholera outbreak. The capital of some1.5 million people has been badly hit by an…
At a reparations summit in Ghana, delegates agreed Thursday to establish a Global Reparations Fund to seek compensation owed to millions of Africans enslaved centuries ago during the transatlantic slave…
In a remarkable feat of creativity and determination, Helen Williams, a skilled wigmaker from Nigeria, has secured her place in the Guinness World Records for crafting the longest hand-made wig,…
Madagascar imposed a curfew in Antananarivo on Wednesday evening and into the early hours of Thursday, the day of the first round of the presidential election, which is taking place…
Vote counting was underway in Liberia on Wednesday, the day after a presidential run-off between football legend George Weah and former vice-president Joseph Boakai. Weah, who’s seeking a second term,…
Rwanda said on Wednesday that it took issue with the British Supreme Court striking down London's plan to send migrants to the East African country on the basis that it…
An opposition activist in Zimbabwe has been found dead after being abducted while campaigning ahead of by-elections, his party announced on Monday. This is the third incident in recent weeks…
Nigeria's two largest labour unions, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have declared an indefinite nationwide strike starting Tuesday, defying a court order. The unions…