Djibouti's long-serving president, Ismael Omar Guelleh, has secured another term in office after winning 97.8 percent of the vote, according to state broadcaster Radio Television Djibouti. The result ...

Zimbabwe could be pushed back towards a one-party state under proposed constitutional changes that would extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule and reshape how leaders are chosen - a move that ...

President Paul Biya is set to get a vice-president for the first time in his four-decade rule following controversial ...

Blog - When Washington chooses not to comment on democracy, authoritarians and their backers fill in the silence.

South Africa's incomparable ultra-marathon runner Bruce Fordyce will miss the Two Oceans Marathon for the first time in four decades.

A 19-year-old Form Six student from St James Zongoro High School in Mutasa has appeared in court accused of stealing more than US$3 000 from his school's administration office, allegedly to buy a car.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved 9a $200 million loan to the government of Nigeria to advance a flagship initiative to deploy 90,000 kilometres of open-access ...

Millions of vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease are just one measure experts say is crucial in South Africa's ongoing fight to curb the epidemic among cloven-hooved animals ...

Mr Gebi, a lawmaker in the 7th House of Representatives, was arrested by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) on Friday, 03 April, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

The Kouga Municipality has asked that the Department of Water and Sanitation transfer control of the Kromme bulk water system from Nelson Mandela Bay to Gamtoos Water to improve efficiency and ...

A new economic direction for Ghana. In January 2025, when President John Dramani Mahama assumed office, Ghana's economy was emerging from one of the most difficult periods in its ...

The aide warns that the current approach to governance falls short of the solemn responsibilities of the presidency, emphasising that leadership is not a ceremonial privilege but a duty that demands ...