The office of the Presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tuesday said President Felix Tshisekedi has taken several steps towards reforming the military in a bid to boost efficiency amid fighting against multiple armed groups.
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), up to 20 nations, many of which are in Africa, may require emergency help to deal with the global food crisis.
Shrouded in exhaust fumes, Arouna Gdamassi slid silently among the motorcycles swarming through rush hour traffic in Benin's commercial capital Cotonou.
As deforestation reduces the natural habitat of the giant African snail, entrepreneurs like Bernus Bleu are carving out a profitable niche market with farms for the delicacy whose slime is also in demand for cosmetics.
Zambia's Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said on Friday that the budget deficit will be higher this year than originally expected and economic growth will be slower than last year.
South Africa's government appointed a new board of directors for troubled state-owned power provider Eskom on Friday after energy outages hit record levels this year.
Islamist militants from al-Shabab on Friday killed 12 people drilling a well in drought-ravaged southern Somalia, a local resident and official said.
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.
Mali rejects and will not apply sanctions imposed by West Africa's main political and economic bloc on neighboring Guinea in the aftermath of last year's coup, Mali's interim prime minister said on Wednesday.
Award-winning Zimbabwean novelist and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga Thursday was convicted, alongside journalist Julie Barnes, for staging an anti-government protest.
Russian officials Thursday said President Vladimir Putin will on Friday preside over a ceremony to be held at the Kremlin where four Ukrainian regions will be declared part of Russia.
A U.N. Tribunal Wednesday opened the long-awaited trial in the Hague, of Felicien Kabuga, one of the last prominent suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, however, Kabuga boycotted his hearing from his jail cell.
Nigeria's main opposition leader Atiku Abubakar launched his presidential campaign on Wednesday as official campaigning ahead of the February election began in the West African nation.
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell will purchase African solar provider Daystar Power as it expands its global renewables portfolio, the companies said on Wednesday.
Ghana's Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will sign a $1.3 billion pre-export syndicated loan agreement with international banks on Thursday to finance beans purchases for the 2022/23 season, the board's spokesman said on Wednesday.
Senior Botswana government officials Wednesday confirmed that the southern African nation has resumed exports of live cattle and beef from areas declared free of foot and mouth disease, however sales to Europe remain suspended.
Senegal plans to hold talks with India to secure a much-needed rice supply following India's ban on broken rice exports globally and tariffs on other types, the West African nation's president told business leaders late on Monday.
Debris from a drone strike in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region hit a World Food Program truck carrying humanitarian aid and injured the driver, a WFP spokesperson said on Monday.
Nigeria and Kenya are likely to hike interest rates by a modest 50 basis points in the coming days after months of heavy lifting from other African central banks to try to calm rampant inflation, a Reuters poll found, while Ghana will hold fire.
Officials of Invictus Energy Limited, a Sub-Saharan focused energy company, Monday reported commencement of a drilling project in the northern part of Zimbabwe, in pursuit of oil and gas.
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