Former Togolese Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo on Friday said he was proud to be the first African to head the U.N.'s labor agency after receiving ceremonial keys to the International Labor Organization (ILO).
The death toll in Uganda’s Ebola outbreak has risen to seven, the health ministry said Friday, after President Yoweri Museveni ruled out a lockdown to contain the highly contagious virus.
Update: Military officers announced the removal from office of Burkina Faso's junta leader on Friday hours after gunshots and blasts were heard at the presidential palace.
Ethiopian raised fuel prices by approximately 20% on Thursday, the second such hike in less than three months, as the government reduces fuel subsidies, exacerbating economic hardship in Africa's second most populous country.
Kenya's newly elected President William Ruto pledged on Thursday to amend the country's income tax system and implement reforms that would require high-earners to pay more in order to alleviate inequality.
Moroccan police said Thursday they had arrested a suspected Islamic State group member, in cooperation with U.S. intelligence officers, who was accused of plotting a "terrorist" act.
Three top Nigerian presidential candidates have signed a "peace" deal to ease tensions during campaigning for the 2023 election replacing President Muhammadu Buhari, who is stepping down after two terms.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ruled out imposing a lockdown to contain the highly contagious Ebola virus, saying the country had the capacity to contain the outbreak.
The United States on Wednesday signed a $350 million grant for infrastructure projects with Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera, hailing his record on good governance.
France on Tuesday offered its "full" support to the Ivory Coast in its bitter spat with Mali over 46 Ivorian soldiers detained by Bamako since July.
Niger has suspended the shipping of oil products through the Sahel nation to neighboring Mali for "security reasons" in the face of a jihadist insurgency, customs sources told AFP Tuesday.
A suspected jihadist attack in the north of Burkina Faso has killed around a dozen people, mostly soldiers, security sources told AFP on Monday.
The U.N. voiced alarm on Tuesday at reports that nearly 2,400 people have been arrested in less than a week in Russia for protesting against the draft ordered by President Vladimir Putin.
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma, who is facing corruption charges and served a short stint in jail, has said he is ready for a political comeback with the ruling party.
At least five people, including two children, were killed Monday after a six-story building collapsed in a town on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, a senior official said.
Italy took a sharp turn to the right Monday after Giorgia Meloni's Eurosceptic populist party swept to victory in general elections, putting the one-time Mussolini admirer on course to become the first woman to lead the country.
The United Nations on Monday urged Mali to free 46 detained Ivorian soldiers after the junta in Bamako attacked U.N. chief Antonio Guterres over his comments on the detentions.
Egypt is planning to apply to host the 2036 Olympic Games, Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi said on Saturday during a reception for IOC president Thomas Bach in Cairo.
An inscribed stone slab marking the death of Queen Elizabeth II has been laid in the Windsor Castle chapel where her coffin was interred, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.
NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its historic uncrewed mission to the Moon due to a tropical storm that is forecast to strengthen as it approaches Florida.
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