Lawmakers in Ethiopia on Thursday elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president.
She replaces Mulatu Teshome Wirtu, who resigned from the position on Wednesday.
Ms...
The United Nations says government troops and rebel forces in South Sudan have abducted hundreds of women and girls.
The abductions took place this year...
More than fifty people have been killed in Somaliland during fighting between two ethnic groups.
The clashes among the clans in the region which broke...
Tanzania officials on Tuesday said seven Ethiopian migrants drowned after a boat carrying 13 people capsized off the coast of Tanzania.
The migrants were traveling...
The United Nations says some 900 civilians are still in captivity following years of fighting between government forces and rebels.
Thousands have been killed during...
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
