The parliament of Nigeria has been re-opened after a brief blockade by security forces on Tuesday.
The armed men prevented lawmakers and others from entering...
The President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara has granted an amnesty for former first lady Simone Gbagbo.
The declaration of the amnesty was announced by...
Zimbabwe opposition members on Monday appeared in court on charges of sparking post-election violence.
Twenty-seven of these MDC supporters appeared in court on violence charges...
For years fighting between government troops and rebels in South Sudan has left many killed and millions displaced.
Several peace deals to end the fighting...
A South African student who was raped in May this year has died by committing suicide, local media reports.
Khensani Maseko from the Rhodes University...
The latest Ebola virus outbreak eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 33 people so far.
The country's health ministry said on Saturday that 13...
Ethiopian soldiers are reported to have clashed with security forces in a local community in the country's eastern Somali region.
Both set of troops exchanged...
A major Congolese politician Moise Katumbi who tried entering the country has been denied access at the border.
Katumbi who is a well known businessman...
