‘We cannot be another Sodom and Gomorrah,’ said Catholic bishop Alfred Rotich after the verdict, which will be appealed by rights groups
Protesters recount Janjaweed militia raids ordered by ousted president Omar al-Bashir's government at the height of Darfur's conflict
Opposition figure Bobi Wine has emerged as a real challenger to the veteran President Yoweri Museveni
With three-quarters of the ballots counted on Thursday, President Peter Mutharika leads nearest rival Lazarus Chakwera who is at 35.44%
National Liberation Front spokesman Callixte Nsabimana’s court admission likely to heighten tension between Rwanda and neighbours DRC and Burundi
Protest leaders to confer with demonstrators on how to deal with a military which is insisting on heading governing body
Bravura Holdings, in which Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters is a major shareholder, will mine platinum on Zimbabwe’s mineral-rich Great Dyke
Saray Khumalo, who reached the summit of Everest last week, says she now knows ‘how big a deal it is’ for black African women
Government argues an increase in elephant population is decimating livelihoods of rural people,
Warning that the conflict in the oil-rich country could be a prelude to a long and bloody war
The drive to rein in the deadly virus has been hampered by attacks on treatment centres by armed groups, and distrust among local residents who view the ...
In 2013, Tanzania signed a deal with China's largest port operator to build a port and SEZ that aim to transform Tanzania into a regional trade hub
The bloodshed will further test a peace agreement strained by fighting over cabinet posts
The military council has been locked in talks with an alliance of protest and opposition groups demanding civilian leadership
Governor Denny Kalyalya says the kwacha’s 13% slide against the dollar in 2019 could push it beyond central bank's inflation target range
Government has set up a task-force with Save the Children and Unicef to register more than 400 separated children
President Ali Bongo axes officials after containers of illegally logged kevazingo wood went missing
Many of the projects announced by Zimbabwe's government are still in the planning stages
Emerson Mnangagwa's stumbling government reversed a call earlier in the day banning fuel hikes
Detelina Subeva was involved in a $2bn fraud and money-laundering scam tied to loans to the African country
