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The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo on crimes against humanity charges, paving the...

The dismissed Director-General of Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Deusdedit Kakoko has been arrested by authorities. He is accused of embezzling 3.6bn Tanzanian shillings ($1.5m). Deusdedit Kakoko...

Ships have started sailing through Egypt's Suez Canal again, a day after a giant container vessel blocking the vital trade route was freed.Thirty-seven ships...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday picked Finance Minister Philip Isdor Mpango as her vice-president. The Tanzanian parliament has subsequently confirmed Mpango's appointment as...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to the UK on Tuesday for a "routine medical check-up", according to his office. His spokesman Femi Adesina said...

Madagascar's ex-president Didier Ratsiraka has died aged 84, according to the government.He died on Sunday after he was hospitalized with a flu, the current...

Police in central part of Ghana are investigating the circumstances under which a Nigerian man was killed in a town called Kasoa.According to police...

Penises are shrinking and genitals becoming malformed because of pollution, an environmental scientist has warned in a new book detailing the challenges facing human...

Comoros made history on Thursday when drawing 0-0 at home to Togo to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time. The...

The relentless spread of digital technology is helping Africa catch up with the rest of the planet rapidly and is beginning to make a...