Somali forces killed 12 Al-Shabaab fighters in central Somalia and another 35 Islamists were killed by the army in a southwestern area
Toronto-based miner and Mali have been in two-year dispute over implementation of a new mining code
Decision to legitimise Starlink Lesotho marks ‘significant’ step forward in the country’s digital transformation
Nguema has pledged to diversify the oil-reliant economy and promote agriculture, industry and tourism
Estimated completion is 2028, says Achim Fock, country manager for Zambia at the World Bank
Minister says if Ivory Coast’s products are not accepted in the US, the EU can recover all of them
Prosecutors say Chadema’s leader called on the public to launch a rebellion and disrupt this year’s election
Prime minister says his government is removing obstacles to US investment
Erstwhile leader says he wants to help find a solution to the crisis in the war-ravaged east
The deaths are a major loss for the park, which has been working to increase the hippo population reduced by poaching and war
Appointment of former rebel commander seen as bid to quell fears of renewed war in northern region
The continent exports about 80% of its crude oil and 45% of natural gas and is reliant on imported refined products
Torrential rains over the weekend cause Ndjili River to overflow its banks, killing at least 30 and destroying homes and roads
US senior adviser Massad Boulos meets DRC President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa
Lesotho and Madagascar hardest hit as US tariffs target poorest countries
Improving digital connectivity and infrastructure of vital importance to supporting economic growth in Africa
A strategic project to counter Chinese influence, an Angolan railway is key to copper and cobalt exports to the West
Meeting would be the two sides’ first direct negotiations since M23 fighters captured DRC’s two largest cities
Brice Nguema promised in the days after the coup to hand over power to civilians but declared his candidacy for president in March
Mali, Burkina and Niger foreign ministers invited to Moscow this week