Kenya’s President, William Ruto, has explained his decision to withdraw the controversial Finance Act bill, which included tax hikes, following the death of 22 individuals in...
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded in Kenya on Tuesday in mounting anti-tax hike protests, NGOs said, as police clashed with demonstrators who stormed...
In Africa, where around 30 countries criminalise homosexuality, the “Asian” category emerged as the most popular in the continent, despite the country’s strict laws prohibiting same-sex...
Sierra Leone’s parliament has approved a new law banning child marriage, hailed as a “historic” step by the international charity Save the Children. Lawmakers on Thursday...
Uganda has signed an agreement with Sharjah to build a second international airport near a national park in the northeast, the transport minister told AFP on...
Conflict between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and government forces killed at least five people, including a woman and a child, in eastern DR Congo on Wednesday...
Mali’s civilian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, has endorsed a statement openly criticising the West African country’s military rulers, a move that landed his ally in...