Twenty people have been killed and a number wounded in a “terrorist attack” in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government says....
Foreign observers have expressed confidence in Kenya’s electoral process, despite opposition leader Raila Odinga’s claim of massive fraud. African observers described Tuesday’s poll as credible, while...
People are voting in Kenya’s general election amid fears that the result could trigger communal violence. President Uhuru Kenyatta called for unity, saying he would accept...
At least eight people died in a shooting Sunday at a church in southern Nigeria apparently by a lone gunman, police said. Another 18 worshipers were...
More than 40 men have been arrested in Nigeria over the weekend for performing homosexual acts, police say. They are due to appear in court later....
A car bomb exploded near a police station in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least six people and wounding another 13, police and witnesses said. The...
At least two people have been killed and 17 injured in a crush at South Africa’s biggest stadium, football officials say. It took place during the...
Unidentified gunmen have attacked the rural home of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto’s home near the western city of Eldoret, reports say. Local reports said assailants...
More than 40 people have died during an attempt to free people during an ambush by militant Islam group Boko Haram, sources have told the BBC....
Charges have been dropped against a 41-year-old Nigerian man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari. Joachim Iroko, a market trader also known as Joe...
More than half the world’s children who are not being educated are in Nigeria, the country’s government has said. Acknowledging the scale of the problem the...