Thousands of people gathered in the South African town of Marikana on Tuesday to mark a decade since dozens of striking workers were killed in the worst act of police violence since the end of apartheid.
The United States imposed sanctions on three Liberian government officials, including President George Weah's chief of staff, for what it says is their ongoing involvement in public corruption, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday.
Kenyans have elected a record number of women to positions of power in this month's polls, with the list including seven governors, three senators and 26 MPs, in a step towards gender equality.
South Africa's coal sales to Europe rose eight-fold during the first half of 2022 compared with last year as demand for the fossil fuel surged ahead of a ban on Russian coal, Thungela Resources said on Monday.
The European Union is planning a five-fold increase in financial support to an African military mission in Mozambique, an internal EU document shows, as Islamist attacks threaten gas projects meant to reduce the EU's reliance on Russian energy.
A UN-chartered vessel laden with grain set off from Ukraine for Africa on Tuesday following a deal to relieve a global food crisis, the ministry in charge of shipments said.
UPDATED: Kenya braced on Tuesday for a protracted legal battle after William Ruto was declared the victor in a closely fought presidential race over the objections of more than half the electoral commission, stoking fears of political violence.
Kenyan police fired tear gas at protesters in Kisumu on Monday after the country's electoral commission announced Deputy President William Ruto had won the presidential election, beating out rival Raila Odinga.
South Sudan authorities released VOA freelance reporter Diing Magot on Monday after detaining her for more than a week.
As news of Raila Odinga's loss in Kenya's presidential election filtered through to his stronghold of Kisumu on Monday, angry supporters streamed into the streets, hurling stones and alleging vote-rigging as police fired tear gas to disperse them.
Kenya’s electoral commission has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the 2022 presidential election. Ruto received over 7.18 million votes (50.49 percent) compared to Raila Odinga's 6.94 million votes (48.85 percent), according to the head of Kenya's election body, Wafula Chebukati.
At least 50 people have died in floods caused by exceptionally heavy rains in northern Nigeria's Jigawa state since the start of the wet season in June, an official said Monday.
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