Ivory Coast election: Alassane Ouattara wins amid boycott
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has won a controversial third term in office in an election boycotted by the opposition.
He took 94% of the...
Tanzania elections: Opposition leader arrested
Police in Tanzania have arrested the chairman of the main opposition party in the wake of a disputed election.
Freeman Mbowe was detained, along with...
Ivory Coast elections: Voters go to the polls amid opposition boycott
At least 14 people have been killed since riots broke out in August after President Alassane Ouattara said he would run again following the...
Liberia’s Weah ‘will not seek third term in office’
Liberian President George Weah will not seek a third term in office, his chief of staff has said.
The West African country in preparing for...
Coronavirus: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa self-quarantines
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is self-quarantining after a guest at a dinner he attended later tested positive for Covid-19.
The president is not showing...
Nigeria’s VP promises justice for protest victims
Nigeria's Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has promised justice for the victims who were shot during Tuesday's protest at the Lekki toll gate in the commercial...
At least 10 dead in Guinea post-election violence
At least 10 people have died in post-election violence in Guinea, according to the country's security minister.
President Alpha Condé is currently leading according to...
Hillary Clinton asks Nigerian leader to ‘stop killing protesters’
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and the army to "stop killing young #EndSARS protesters".
Soldiers on...
Nigerian media warned over Lagos shooting coverage
The Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has warned media houses to be cautious with airing videos generated by the public on the ongoing #EndSARS...
Nigerian forces opened fire on protesters in Lagos – Eyewitnesses
Protests against police brutality in Lagos turned bloody on Tuesday despite a state-wide curfew, with eyewitnesses telling CNN that multiple demonstrators have been shot by...