Joseph Shabalala, Founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo Has Passed Away at 78

The African continent woke up today to the sad news of the passing of the legendary founder of multiple grammy-winning Ladysmith...

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...

South African Court Orders Arrest of Former President Jacob Zuma

A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for former president Jacob Zuma. The Pietermaritzburg court...

Angelique Kidjo Wins Grammy Award

Benin's Angelique Kidjo has won the Grammy Award for Best World Music for her album ‘Celia,’ which pays homage to the late Afro-Cuban...

Macron pleads with Trump not to cut off U.S. support for French forces in...

By Dan De Luce of NBC News The White House may stop helping France fight African jihadis with drones...

Kobe Bryant, Daughter and 7 Others Perish in Helicopter Crash

Retired N.B.A. star Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna and seven other have died in a helicopter crash on Sunday near Calabasas, California....

Prosecutors will use ‘all possible means’ to bring Isabel dos Santos back to Angola

Original Article by:  JONISAYI MAROMO Pretoria - Angola’s prosecutor general Helder Pitra Gros has vowed to use...

English-Speaking West African States Reject Macron/Quattara Neocolonial Currency Plan

Meeting in Abuja on January 16, 2020, several West African countries, notably English-speaking ones ( Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra...

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...

Gambian Gov’t Attempts to Prevent Ex-President Yaya Jammeh’s Return

Yahya Jammeh, the self-exiled former president of The Gambia who left the country three years ago after an election loss, has...
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US, British citizens among suspects on trial in Congo after thwarted coup

KINSHASA, June 7 (Reuters) - More than 50 defendants, including six with U.S., British, Canadian or Belgian citizenship, appeared in court in...

Pope Francis prays with Palestinian and Israel Representatives

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the "Invocation for Peace" in the Vatican Gardens with the then-leaders of Israel and Palestine, Pope Francis...

South Africa’s Seismic Political Shift

By Paul Nantulya, June 7, 2024 South Africa’s pivotal election has thrust the country into uncharted waters. The country now...