Ivory Coast has begun an Ebola vaccination programme following the confirmation of its first case since 1994.
The country's health ministry said the family of...
Zambia's electoral commission has declared opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema winner of last week's presidential election.
Mr Hichilema defeated his main rival, the outgoing President Edgar...
Vote counting is underway in Zambia following the general elections in the southern African nation on Thursday.
Millions of people voted in what is seen...
Polls have opened in Zambia as millions vote in crucial general elections amid pre-election violent clashes and heightened tension.
Thursday's voting process at various polling...
The United Nations has revealed that about 4.4 million people in north-eastern Nigeria may face acute hunger because of activities of insurgents.
The Boko Haram...
Nigeria’s Yoruba separatist leader Sunday Adeyemo has been arrested in Benin, after he was declared wanted for allegedly stockpiling arms.
Mr Igboho was arrested by security...
The African Union Commission has condemned the violence in South Africa that has left 72 people dead.
Protests against the jailing of former president Jacob...
