Uganda election chief says he has had threats over results declaration
The head of Uganda’s electoral body says he has received threats warning him against declaring certain presidential candidates the winners…
Uganda imposes an internet blackout ahead of Thursday’s election
Uganda’s communications authority has told all service providers to suspend internet access ahead of Thursday’s general election. It justified the…
Operation against Nigerian kidnapping gang kills ‘200 bandits’ – official tells BBC
More than 200 suspected members of an armed criminal gang in central Nigeria have been killed in an ongoing operation,…
Niger revokes licences of tanker drivers who refuse to go to Mali amid jihadist blockade
Niger has revoked the licences of dozens of transport operators and drivers for refusing to deliver fuel to neighbouring Mali…
Sudan’s government returns to capital after nearly 3 years of war
Sudan’s military-led government has returned to the country’s capital after nearly three years of operating from its wartime base in…
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘devastated’ by death of young son
One of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s toddler twins has died, her family has confirmed. An official family statement said…
US halts assistance to Somalia over claims food aid was illegally seized
The US has suspended all assistance to the government of Somalia, alleging that officials destroyed a UN World Food Programme…
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Africa’s oldest national park
A pair of twin mountain gorillas has been born in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo – a rare occurrence…
Nigeria’s ex-justice minister granted bail in $6m corruption case
A Nigerian court has granted bail to the country’s former attorney general, Abubakar Malami, along with his wife and son,…
Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader foiled, says junta
A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced.…