Africa

Chad’s transitional military council assumed power earlier in April following the death of President Idriss Deby.

Mr Mahamat previously served as the second in command of the Armed Forces for the Chadian Intervention in Northern Mali...

Although the two countries restored their diplomatic relations in 2009, France has no ambassador in Rwanda since the last one...

Mr Deby, who came to power in 1990, died while leading his troops against rebels.

The flames forced the evacuation of hundreds of students from the South African university on Sunday.

The accident happened after four carriages of the train, coming from Cairo to the Delta city of Mansoura, derailed, the...

Mr Sankara, a revolutionary often called "Africa's Che Guevara", was assassinated during a bloody coup .

Mohammed Bello, who lives about 2 km from the presidential palace, also told PREMIUM TIMES that normalcy has been restored...

The Appeals Chamber unanimously confirmed the Trial Chamber’s decision of 7 November 2019, by which Mr Ntaganda was sentenced to...

The project would be ready in the next two months, the government-controlled Herald newspaper, reports.

Some 12 per cent of the world trade volume passes through the man-made canal, which is a major source of...

President Nguesso, 77, amassed 88 per cent of the votes, seeing off competition from six other opposition candidates

The country also plans to expand the local power generation capacity by 250 Megawatts to boost the recovery.

Samia Suluhu will now see out the five-year term of the late Magufuli which began last year.

The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll related to the pandemic...

Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, was arrested by the Cape Verdean authorities in June 2020 while on a humanitarian special mission...

“OCP Group’s products, which are tailored to the needs of African farmers, will generate broad and deep improvements to the...

The report highlights that only 48 per cent of the continent’s population, or about 615 million people, have been able...

The grants, for $1 million and $300,000 respectively, will be disbursed through the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility

For ‘ever’ smokers (cigs) who had tried to quit, e-cigarette use was associated with higher likelihood of short-term, but not...

So far, 27 crocodiles have been found, while a yet unknown number of others are still at large.

“Good progress has been achieved, particularly in Kenya where swarms are no longer arriving from the north,’’ the UN agency,...

The project is expected to lower electricity costs for businesses and residences in Egypt, as well as reducing greenhouse gas...

Mr Kosiah is on trial for war crimes committed in Liberia for allegedly including 18 murders ....

According to the electoral commission results, which he disputed, Bobi Wine secured nearly 35 per cent of the vote.