Intense rains on Friday unleashed widespread flooding, with capital Nairobi most impacted

John Steenhuisen, leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance, announces he will not seek reelection as party leader

The African country has requested “unique capabilities” from Washington to address its security challenges, AFRICOM chief General Dagvin Anderson has said

An investigation has found that some of the suspects arrested last October attempted to overthrow the government, the authorities have said

Some even celebrated ‘mass killing’ and the president’s ‘resolve’ in attacking Islamic State targets

President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.

The president said numerous strikes were conducted against alleged Islamic State terrorists whom he accused of targeting Christians in northwest Nigeria.

M23 fighters have warned foreign troops backing the DR Congo army in a decades-old conflict to leave immediately

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has reportedly been arrested

France has formally handed over its last military bases in Senegal on Thursday, ending a 65-year presence in the country. The move marked the latest in a string of withdrawals from former colonies as Paris faces growing calls across Africa to end its military footprint.

Accepting the Washington-based lender’s plan would be a “disgrace” for Dakar, the African state’s prime minister has said

It was not immediately clear Thursday whether the Sudanese military would also accept the truce to halt 18 months of conflict with the Rapid Support Forces.

Russia, China, Pakistan, and Algeria have criticized the US-drafted measure as unbalanced and inconsistent with UN decolonization principles

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated for a new term on Monday as opponents said hundreds of people died in the violent protests following her election victory. Hassan won the presidency with 98 percent of the vote after her two main challengers were disqualified from running.

The African nation denied that Christians are being persecuted.

Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump's plans racist.

More than $1 billion and two decades later, the Grand Egyptian Museum is — finally — ready to share its treasures

More than 2,400 young Moroccans face trial for their participation in the so-called Gen Z protests that recently swept across the country, calling for fairer education and health care systems. Hundreds of people, many of them minors, have already been convicted for the protests. Human rights activists say some demonstrator confessions to police were made “under duress”.

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara secured a fourth term on Monday, according to the provisional results of the Independent Electoral Commission. Nearly nine million voters were eligible to cast their ballots on Saturday. 

The Ivory Coast heads to the polls on Saturday. Five candidates – among them President Alassane Ouattara – are competing for the top job, while several key rivals have been excluded from the race. 

The two main opposition leaders are barred from Saturday's presidential vote, as a 44,000-strong security operation is deployed nationwide.

Unlike her ex-husband Laurent Gbagbo, who served as president from 2000 to 2010 and is barred from running, Simone Gbagbo is set to face his former archrival at the polls: President Alassane Ouattara, the clear favorite in the race.