Gambians are mourning the death of Edrissa Marong, an international sprinter and 800m national record holder. Marong, 27, passed away on Tuesday morning following a brief…
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After weeks of mockery, a statue honoring Zambia’s first President, Kenneth Kaunda, has been removed. The workmanship was criticized by residents of Kabwe town in Central…
Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s opposition leader, has returned from self-imposed exile, six years after being shot multiple times during an assassination attempt. He said he was returning…
Tundu Lissu, Tanzania’s former presidential candidate, is set to return home from exile in Belgium on Wednesday. After the government recently lifted a ban on political…
To prevent child deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged member countries to take immediate action on substandard medicines. Since October, seven countries have reported…
Lemekhani Nyirenda, a Zambian student who died last year while fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine, will be buried on Wednesday. Nyirenda was serving a drug-related…
Eight Arsenal fans who were arrested in the Ugandan city of Jinja after celebrating the club’s English Premier League victory over Manchester United have been released.…
“Today we are still at war, we need unity – that is what you will sing when the Pope comes,” Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Khartoum Cardinal…
According to state media, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Angola on Tuesday evening and was greeted by his Angolan counterpart. According to local media,…
Kenya is preparing to launch a mass vaccination campaign against cholera, which has killed 78 people and infected 4,000 since September. Cholera is easily treatable if…