A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday sentenced former President Blaise Compaore to life in prison for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
GUBA - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday inaugurated power generation from the country's mega-dam on the Blue Nile, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project.
MANZINI, ESWATINI - A student leader was arrested Monday in eSwatini for destroying photos of King Mswati III, prompting protests in two cities.
BLANTYRE — Malawi has declared a national disaster in areas hit this week by Cyclone Ana, which killed at least 19 people in the country and also caused scores of casualties in Madagascar, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday decided to suspend Burkina Faso following a coup but will not impose other sanctions pending the outcome of talks with the junta, a participant at their summit said.
JOHANNESBURG — Parliament's standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) will not summon President Cyril Ramaphosa to appear before it — at least for now.
BLANTYRE — President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi has dissolved his entire cabinet with immediate effect on corruption charges against three ministers.
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia’s military is planning to enter the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle and “eliminate” rebellious forces, a top military official said late on Friday amid diplomatic efforts to end conflict in the country’s north.
MIDRAND — EFF leader Julius Malema has appealed to employers to give South Africans preference as the country faces an all-time high youth unemployment rate of 66.5%.
HARARE - A 23-year-old Eritrean man allegedly stabbed his parents 18 times, using a kitchen knife, killing his father and seriously injuring his mother.