Tag: africa

There are strong indications that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his allies have concluded their arrangements to move their party structure to the All...

MTN has acquired 33.3 per cent equity in Africa Internet Holding (AIH), an exclusive vehicle to develop e-commerce businesses across the continent. AIH is the...

The UN says more than 1,200 people have been killed in Islamist-related violence in north-east Nigeria since a state of emergency was declared in...

Zimbabwe's 89-year-old President Robert Mugabe said on Friday members of his party would choose his eventual replacement, but gave no timeline despite a mounting...

Senegal sculptor Ousmane Sow has become the first African to join France's Academy of Fine Arts. The 78-year-old, considered one of Africa's foremost artists, dedicated...

Rwanda's supreme court extended the jail term of an opposition politician on Friday to 15 years from eight after she sought to overturn her...

Opposition parties in Guinea said on Thursday they would take their seats in the National Assembly, ending a period of uncertainty that began when...

Tunisia's governing Islamist Ennahda party and the opposition have agreed in principle on a new prime minister to lead a caretaker government. The deal will...

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Britain submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that calls on countries to prevent the payment of kidnap ransoms to...

Nigeria football officials are set to implement a code of conduct which they hope will prevent future rows with the national team over bonus...

  A U.S. immigration judge ruled on Tuesday that President Barack Obama's Kenyan-born uncle can stay in the United States as a lawful resident, despite...

The number of pirate attacks in the West African waters may double next year if the sub-regional governments fail to protect off-shore assets. Already, there...