Mozambique Pastor, Francisco Barajah Dies Attempting Jesus’ 40-Day Fast

A pastor in Mozambique has died after trying to fast for 40 days, emulating what Christ is said to have done in...

Kenya, Eritrea abolish visa requirements for citizens

Kenya and Eritrea on Thursday agreed to permanently scrap visa requirements for their citizens. Speaking during bilateral talks, Presidents...

Ethiopia declares nationwide state of emergency

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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at 61

NAKURU, Kenya (AP) — President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East...

Sudan’s former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies from coronavirus in UAE

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Leading Sudanese politician and former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection three weeks after being...

Tanzanite Miner Becomes Millionaire and Promises to Build School

Tanzanian miner Saniniu Laizer has become a millionaire overnight by selling two Tanzanite gemstones — the largest ever found in the country...

Outgoing President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza dies of Heart Attack

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has passed away, of a heart attack at the age of 55. The Burundian government has...

Sudan to Hand Over Ex-President Omar Al-Bashir to ICC

The Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan announced on Tuesday that it will hand over ousted leader Omar al-Bashir to the International Court...

Kenya’s Ex-President and National Hero, Daniel Arap Moi Passes Away at 95

By TOM ODULA (AP) Daniel arap Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya’s longest-serving president and led the...

2020’s key polls in Horn, East Africa: Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Burundi

Source: Africa News Elections are always a major fixture on the African news coverage calendar. This year is...
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Namibian independence leader Sam Nujoma dies aged 95

WINDHOEK, Namibia — Sam Nujoma, the fiery freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served...

Trump cuts funding for South Africa, Afrikaans reject resettlement proposition

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said...

DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen without international action

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) caused...